BEACH BOYS - "dance dance dance" Tablature

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"Dance, Dance, Dance"
(Brian Wilson / Carl Wilson)

Intro:

6-string bass w/tambourine:

v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-5-5-3-3---------|-----2*----------
---------5---1-2-|-3-3---5---1-2-5-
-----------3-----|-----------------
* 1 during 2nd verse

[12-string enters, octave higher]

v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-3-3-2-2---------|-----2*----------
---------5---1-2-|-3-3---5--[1-2-5] [omit before bridge]
-----------3-----|-----------------
* 1 during 2nd verse

acoustic [?] bass (tacit during intro):

v v v v v v v v v
-------|-----------------|------------------
-------|-----------------|------------------
-------|-----------------|------------------
-0-1-2-|-3---------------|-----------0-1-2--

v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-3-------5-------
-3---------------|-----------------

Verse 1 [with intro riff; chords implied]:

[G] [C] [D]
After six hours of school ...
[G] [C] [D]
I hit the radio dial and turn ....

Chorus:

G
I [1: gotta 2: love to] ....
C
Right on the s....
(dance, dance, dance ...
G
The beat's rea...
(dance, dance, dance ...
B C C/D D
Dance (dance), dance (danc....

Verse 2:

[G] [Cm] [D]
When I get put down I try to ...
[G] [Cm] [D]
With my chick by my side ....

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
C G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
B C C/D D
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 3:

[G] [C] [D]
At a weekend dance we ...

[key change to Ab on "cool"]

v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-4-4-3-3---------|-----4-----------
---------6---2-3-|-4-4---6---------
-----------4-----|-----------------

[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
I play it cool when it's ...

[repeat chorus in Ab to fade (wordless vocal on repeats)]:

Ab
I love to dance
(dance, dance, dance ....
Db
Right on the spot
(dance, dance, ...
Ab
The beat's ...
(dance, dance, dance ...
C Db Db/Eb Eb
Dance (dance), dance (dance), ...


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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