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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                         "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:
	I [1: gotta 2: love to] daGnce
	                       (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	Right on the sCpot
	            (dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
	The beat's really hGot
	                (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	DaBnce (dance), daCnce (dance), dC/Dance (dance), yDeah
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)]:
	I love to dAbance
	         (dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)
	Right on the sDbpot
	            (dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)
	The beat's really Abhot
	                (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

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Dance Dance Dance

by The Beach Boys

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C/D

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"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:

I [1: gotta 2: love to] dance

(dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)

Right on the spot

(dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)

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:

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

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)]:

I love to dance

(dance, dance, dance now the beat's really hot)

Right on the spot

(dance, dance, dance right there on the spot)

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

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