Girls on the beachBeach Boys

"Girls on the Beach" — from All Summer Long (1964). Warm, golden, and wistful. Beach imagery at its most idealised.

Капо 3 лад → C, Em7, Am7, D, Dm7, A, G7, A7, G
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"Girls On The Beach"
(Brian Wilson)
Intro:
(wordless vocals):
   Eb            Gm7
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Cm7 Cm7/F F9
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Fm7 Db9 Emaj7 [N.C.]
The girls on the beach
Verse 1:
  Eb      Cm7         Fm7        Bb7
On the beach you'll find them there
Eb [C7] Fm7 Abm6 [harmonies imply C7-9+5 C7]
In the sun and salty air
Chorus 1:
      Em           C#m7
The girls on the beach
[Emaj7] C#m7 [harmonies imply Emaj9]
Are all within reach
A F#m7 [Bb7sus4 Bb7] [harmonies imply Abmaj9/Bb Bb13]
If you know what to do
Verse 2:
How we love to lie around
Girls with tans of golden brown
Chorus 2:
The girls on the beach
Are all within reach
       A        F#m7     Bb7sus4
And one waits there for you
         Eb    Abm6   Eb
Girls on the beach
Bridge:
      Gm7    Cm7
The sun in her hair
       Gm7      Cm7
The warmth of the air
Cm7/F F9 Fm7 Bb7
On a summer day
Verse 3 (key changes to E after first line):
  Eb     Cm7      Fm7     Bb7
As the sun dips out of sight
   E     C#7     F#m7      Am6
Couples on the beach at night
Chorus 3:
      Fm            Dm7
The girls on the beach
     Fm           Dm7
Are all within reach
       Bb      Gm7    B7sus4
And with the boys tonight
E C#m7 A Fmaj7 [N.C.]
Girls on the beach
Coda [repeat to fade]:
E G#m7 C#m7 C#m7/F# F#9
Girls on the beach (girls on the beach)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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  • From All Summer Long (1964). One of the album's more reflective moments — less energetic than the hit singles but capturing the dreamlike quality of the California summer better than almost anything else.