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Help Me Rhonda

HELP ME, RHONDA

As recorded by The Beach Boys
(From the 1965 Album SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!))


Words and Music by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Al Jardine - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar'


 1st Verse
  Q=144(8=s8)
  N.C.                            C5
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          H    Q  E  E
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|
|----------|----------|-----------10s=|
|----------|----------|------------8s=|


  Db5                 C5   Db5
   H          +Q.      E    W                   W
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|-11---------(11)-----10s|=11-----------------|------|
|--9----------(9)------8s|==9-----------------|------|
|
| Gtr II
|  |-3-|                    |-3-|
|  E E E E E   E  E E  E    E E E E E E E E E   W
|--9-9-9-6---------------|--9-9-9-6-----------|------|
|----------6---9--9-7--6-|----------6-9-9-7-6-|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|
|------------------------|--------------------|------|


            C5   Db5                 C5   Db5
  H    Q  E  E    H          +Q.      E    W
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|-----------10s|=11---------(11)-----10s|=11-----------------||
|------------8s|==9----------(9)------8s|==9-----------------||
|
|                 |-3-|                    |-3-|
| W               E E E E E   E  E E  E    E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|--9-9-9-6---------------|--9-9-9-6-----------||
|--------------|----------6---9--9-7--6-|----------6-9-9-7-6-||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||
|--------------|------------------------|--------------------||


 Pre-Chorus
  $
  Bbm                                 Gb                Eb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|


  Db                Ebm7              Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------|-------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-----------|-------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------|-------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-----------|-------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--3--4--|-6--4--3--4--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------||


 Chorus
  $$
  Ab                                  Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-----|---------4-4-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|


  Ab                                  Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|


  Gb                                  Bbm               Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|


                       To Dbl. Coda              To Coda
  Ebm7                    Ab            Db
      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-----------|------------------|------------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|-----------------------|-4-----------|------------------|------------------||


 2nd Verse
  Db                Gb/Ab             Db          Ebm7  Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|


                                                            D.S. al Coda
  Db                Gb/Ab             Db          Ebm7  Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-------------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-------------------||


                    Interlude
  &
  Db                 Db
  E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------||-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  Gb                                  Db
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|


  Ebm                       Gb
   E E  E  E   E   E  E E    E  E  E  E      E  E  E E
|--6-6--6--6---6---6--6-6-|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-|
|--7-7--7--7---7---7--7-7-|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-|
|--8-8--8--8---8---8--8-8-|--3--3--3--3------3--3--3-3-|
|--8-8--8--8---8---8--8-8-|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4-4-|
|--6-6--6--6---6---6--6-6-|--4--4--4--4------4--4--4-4-|
|-------------------------|--2--2--2--2------2--2--2-2-|
|
| Gtr II
|  Q    E  E  +E   E  E E    E  E  e  E     +Q     E E
|-11---11-11-(11)-11-11---|----12-14-14b16-(14)---14---|
|-11---11-14-(14)-13-11---|-14-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|


                    D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  Db
  E  E E  E E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------||
|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
|-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|
| E  E E  E E  E Q     W
|---13---13---13-----|-------------------||
|---12---12---12-----|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||


 Outro
  &&
  N.C.                 C5     Db5                 C5
  W          H    Q  E  E      H          +Q.      E
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|
|----------|--------------||o------------------------|
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|
|----------|-----------10s||o=11---------(11)-----10s|
|----------|------------8s||===9----------(9)------8s|
|
| Gtr II
|                              |-3-|
| W          W                 E E E E E   E  E E  E
|----------|--------------||---9-9-9-6---------------|
|----------|--------------||o----------6---9--9-7--6-|
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|
|----------|--------------||o------------------------|
|----------|--------------||-------------------------|


  Db5                 C5
   H          +Q.      E
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|-11---------(11)-----10s=o||
|--9----------(9)------8s==||
|
|  |-3-|
|  E E E E E   E  E E  E
|--9-9-9-6-----------------||
|----------6---9--9-7--6--o||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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