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/ The Beach Boys / Today! (1965) / Dance, Dance, Dance guitar tab

"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]                        [Db]          [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)
	              Db
	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             Db            Db/Eb           Eb
	Dance (dance), dance (dance), dance (dance), yeah


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers


The Beach Boys albums
1989 Still Cruisin'
1979 L.A. (Light Album)
1973 Holland
1971 Surf's Up
1970 Sunflower
1969 20/20
1968 Friends
1967 Wild Honey
1967 Smiley Smile
1966 Pet Sounds
1965 Beach Boys' Party!
1965 Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
1965 Today!
1964 All Summer Long
1964 Shut Down, Vol.2
1963 Little Deuce Coupe
1963 Surfer Girl
1963 Surfin' U.S.A.
1962 Surfin' Safari
Today! tabs
01Do You Wanna Dance tabbass tab
06Dance, Dance, Dance tabbass tab
07Please Let Me Wonder tabbass tab
09Kiss Me, Baby tabbass tab
10She Knows Me Too Well tabbass tab

 

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