• Song:

    I Get Around

  • Artist:

    Beach Boys

  • Album:

    Sounds of Summer: The V...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I Get Around ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
                      Written by: Brian wilson and Mike Love
Tabbed by: Gerald
Brian wilson is a genius
This masterpiece is one of the songs that switched me from piano/guitar to bass player.
This is my first time tabbing so be kind.

acapella intro
(optional except the 10 and 3 cause that gets u in tune to sing)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-10-slide-3-slide-0-------5-------1----------------------------------------|

Chorus 1
This riff is the reason why u dont play this song too fast people!!
G|----------------------------------------------------5577-------------------|
D|---3355---3355---0022---0022---5577---5577---1133-77-----------------------|
A|-55-----55-----22-----22-----77-----77-----33----5-------------------------|
E|3------3------0------0------5------5------1--------------------------------|

Verse 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----4-5-------5-5-------4-5-----5-5----------------------------------------|
E|4-5-------4-5-------4-5-----4-5--------------------------------------------|


G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------4-5-------5-5----4-5-------5-5-------|
E|333333333333----------------------4-5-----4-5------4-5-----4-5-------------|

Chorus 2
(The same as chorus 1)
this part may be a little more simplified then in the original but this is wat 
i play

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|7777-7777------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
G|---------------------------------7-9-9---8-10------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9------10----------------------------------|
A|----------75555555321----------7------8------------------------------------|
E|5555555555-----------5555555321--------------------------------------------|

The song then goes up a semitone to G# (Ab)

Verse 2
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5-6------6-6----5-6------6-6-------------------------------------------|
E|5-6-----5-6-----5-6-----5-6------------------------------------------------|

G|-------5-85-10-85----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--56868----------86--------------------------------------------------------|
A|68-----------------------5-6-------6-6-------5-6-------6-6-----------------|
E|--------------------5-6-------5-6-------5-6-------5-6----------------------|

Chorus 3
G|-------------------------------1133---1133----------6688-------------------|
D|---4466---4466---1133---1133-33-----33-------2244-88-----------------------|
A|-66-----66-----33-----33----1------1-------44----6-------------------------|
E|4------4------1------1--------------------2--------------------------------|

Bridge
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10--10--10--8--8-----------------------------------------------------|
A|8---8---8---8---6--6-- 4---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

aceplla again
and once again the notes are optional

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------1----------------6------------------------------------------|
E|4------1---------------2---------------------------------------------------|


G|-------------------------------1133---1133----------6688-------------------|
D|---4466---4466---1133---1133-33-----33-------2244-88-----------------------|
A|-66-----66-----33-----33----1------1-------44----6-------------------------|
E|4------4------1------1--------------------2--------------------------------|

to create interest the riff changes and plays the tones 16 times till fade out.
When live the beach boys just play the riff above
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------111111111111111--------66666666-----------|
E|4444444444444444-1111111111111111---------------22222222-------------------|

Thanks people enjoy the song cause it rocks and so do the Beach boys!!
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