'Wouldnt It Be Nice' by Beach Boys - Guitar Tutorial

            Title: Wouldn't It Be Nice
Artist: Beach Boys
Performed by: The Wrecking Crew(Studio) and The Beach Boys(Live)
Written By: Brian Wilson(Music) and Tony Asher(Lyrics)
Year:1966
Album: Pet Sounds
 
!This is all my own work not from a magazine or song book!
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Hey Guys this is may take awhile. This song had like 3 basses(stand up, a fender, and a 6 string) in studio but this is it. It is possible on one bass as the beach boys illustrated.

Guitar intro...
 
Verse 1:
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------3--3--3--5--3---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------5--3--5--1--1--1--0-----5-3-5--------
E ------------------------------------------------------3---------------
 
G ---------------------------------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3------------------------------------------
A -----------------5--3--5--1--1--1--0-----5-3-5-----------
E --------------------------------------3------------------
 
G --------------------------------
D -----------------------3-----3--
A -0-0-0-0------------3-----3-----
E ------------1-1-1-1-------------
 
G ----------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0-------------3----------5-3-5-3-------
E ------------3-3-3-3---------------------------
 
 
Verse 2:
G --------------------------------------------------------- 
D --3--3--3--5--3------------------------------------------
A -----------------5--3--5--1--1--1--0-----5-3-5-----------
E --------------------------------------3------------------
 
G ---------------------------------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3------------------------------------------
A -----------------5--3--5--1--1--1--0-----5-3-5-----------
E --------------------------------------3------------------
 
G ----------------------------------
D -------------------------3-----3--
A -0-0-0-0--------------3-----3-----
E ------------1-1-1-1---------------
 
G --------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------
A -0-0-0-0--------------3-----------------5-3-5-3---
E ------------3-3-3-3-------------------------------
 
[horn solo]
 
Bridge:
G -----------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -------------5----5--------------5----5--------------
E ---5----5--------------5----5--------------5----5----
 
(Background Vocals) Wa wa waoooooooooo
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
E ------------2-2-3------------------------
 
G -----------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------
A -------------5----5--------------5----5--------------
E ---5----5--------------5----5--------------5----5----
 
G -----------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------
A ------------------------2-2-2-2----------------
E ------------2-2-2-2----------------------------         
{play with the vocals... goes higher on the back ground vocal}
 
G ---------------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A ------------------------3-3-3-3--------------
E ------------2-2-2-2--------------------------
 
G -----------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3--------------------
A --------------------5--3--5--------
E -----------------------------------
 
G -----------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3--------------------
A --------------------5--3--5--------
E -----------------------------------
 
G -----------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3--------------------
A --------------------5--3--5--------
E -----------------------------------
{Third time you slow down and gentle release each fret in the left hand 
making a mute sound almost}
 
{Here comes the tricky part guys}
 
G -----------------------------------------
D ------------------------------3----------
A ----------------------------3---3--------
E --5--5--5--7--5--3--1--3--5-------5--3---
 
G ----------------------------------------------
D ---------7------------------5-----------------
A -------7---7--------------5---5---------------
E --5--8---------8--5--3--6-------6--3----------
 
G ---------------------------------------------------
D ----------7------------------5---------------------
A --------7---7--------------5---5---------3-3-3-----
E --5--8---------8--5--3--6---------6--3-------------
 
Outro:
 
G --------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3-----------------
A --------------------5--3--5-----
E --------------------------------
 
G --------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3-----------------
A --------------------5--3--5-----
E --------------------------------
 
G --------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3-----------------
A --------------------5--3--5-----
E --------------------------------
 
G --------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3-----------------
A --------------------5--3--5-----
E --------------------------------
 
G --------------------------------
D --3--3--3--5--3-----------------
A --------------------5--3--5-----
E --------------------------------
 
Transcribed by: Rick Byrum E-mail me at RickB2000@netzero.net for requests on Beach boys, or Beatles Bass tab