• Song:

    Dance Dance Dance

  • Artist:

    Beach Boys

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
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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 I've had enough for the day
	      [G]                            [C]          [D]
	I hit the radio dial and turn it up all the way

Chorus:

	                          G
	I [1: gotta 2: love to] dance
	                       (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	              C
	Right on the spot
	            (dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
	                   G
	The beat's really hot
	                (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	  B              C             C/D            D
	Dance (dance), dance (dance), dance (dance), yeah

Verse 2:

	       [G]                   [Cm]          [D]
	When I get put down I try to shake it off quick
	         [G]                  [Cm]           [D]
	With my chick by my side the radio does the trick

[repeat chorus]

Guitar solo:

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

Verse 3:

	      [G]                     [C]     [D]
	At a weekend dance we like to show up last

[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]                        [C#]          [Eb]
	I play it cool when it's slow and jump in when it's fast

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

	           Ab
	I love to dance
	         (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	              C#
	Right on the spot
	            (dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
	                  Ab
	The beat's really hot
	                (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	  C             C#            C#/Eb           Eb
	Dance (dance), dance (dance), dance (dance), yeah


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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