"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)

--------------------------------------------------------------------

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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