"Can't Wait Too Long
"Can't Wait Too Long" (Brian Wilson) - The Beach Boys
transcribed by Matthew Burnell
previously unreleased song from the reissue "Smiley Smile"/"Wild Honey"
I have tried to make this as accurate as possible without ruining the song
for myself by over-repeated listening....
|F# | |D#m | |G#m | |
Ooh-- etc
|G#7 |C# |Cm7 |
Been too long
|F# | |D#m | |G#m | |
Ooh-- etc
|D#7sus4 D#7 |G#7 C#7 |
I miss you darling I miss you so hard
Melody I for guitar (repeat once)
A#m D#7 A#m D#7 G#m C#7 G#m C#7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
|6-----8-9-----8-|6-6-8-9---8-6-5-|4-----6-7-----6-|4-4-6-7---6-4-5*|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
*not on repeat
|F# |F# |E |E | (play 4 times)
Bass line II for above chords - actually starts on the 1st E chord
F# E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--------4-----4-|--------4-------|----------------|----------------|
|4-----4---------|4-----4-------4-|2-----3-4-----3-|2-2-3-4---3-2---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Melody III for guitar for above chords - starts on F# 2nd time
F# E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
|--9--------------|--9--------------|--7-------------|--7-------------|
|11--11-9---9-----|11--11-9---9-----|9-----9---9-----|9-----9---9---9-|
|-------------11--|-------------11--|------------9---|------------9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|C# |F# B |(repeat chords once)
I miss you darling I miss you so hard
|A#m D#7 |A#m D#7 |G#m C#7 |G#m C#7 | (play only once with melody
I - see above)
|F# |F# |E |E
Way too long, been way too long baby Way too long, been way
|
too long baby
(play 8 times with melody III and bass line II)
|C#* D#* |C#* D#* |B* C#* |B#* C#*
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &^3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 &^3 &
|
4 &
(repeat once)
|F# |F# |E |E |
(play 4 times with bass line IV)
Baby you know that I can't wait forever
Waking(?) the night again, we were together
Windows of darkness are, all I can see through
Searching the shadows, hoping to see you
Bass line IV
F# F# E E
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|2-----3-4-----3-|2-2-3-4---3-2---|
|2-----3-4-----3-|2-2-3-4---3-2---|----------------|----------------|
1 beat rest then Melody V (bass for guitar) - 16th notes swung;
(F#) (E)
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4-1-----------1-|--14--1---14--1-|2---------------|---2--------2---|
|----4-2-1-------|44------44------|--4-2-0-------4-|224---4--224--4-|
|----------4-2---|----------------|--------4-2-0---|----------------|
(repeat to fade)
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suggested chord fingerings
e a d g b e
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
D#m x 6 8 8 7 6
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
G#7 4 6 4 5 7 x
C# x 4 6 6 6 x
Cm7 x 3 5 3 4 x
D#7sus4 x 6 8 6 9 x
D#7 x 6 8 6 8 x
A#m 6 8 8 6 6 6
C#7 x 4 6 4 6 4
B x 2 4 4 4 2
E x 7 9 9 9 x
C#* x x x 10 9 9
D#* x x x 12 11 11
B* x x x 8 7 7
hope this is satisfactory - any suggestions to matthew@stats.gla.ac.uk
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