beach boys
vocal harmonies
Welcome to this collection of transcriptions of the Beach Boys' vocals, for bands or choirs. Transcribed by Los Angeles musician Alan Deane (adeane@earthlink.net), guitarist/vocalist for The Captain & Tennille, The Grass Roots, Johnny Rivers, and countless television and film projects.
At left, click on any song title. Each songpage then offers a zip file containing the song in a variety of formats: Lyric PDF, notation PDF, MIDI, Sibelius, and often Finale and Encore. Click here for links to download software to open these file types. Many of the sheet music charts are available in two versions: "Separate", with a separate staff and MIDI channel for each vocal part; and "Stacked", which combines all vocal parts onto one staff and MIDI channel.
Thanks for visiting... And Enjoy!!!
New: Do You Wanna Dance? (Special thanks to Richard W. Rice for encouraging and sponsoring this chart.)
Some Of What Others Have To Say:
"I've compared these charts to books you'll find at your local guitar store, and there's no comparison. These charts are more accurate, more easily understood, and FREE. Great job, Alan!"
- Aurelius Prochazka, Ph.D. Caltech
"This is awesome what you've done..."
- David Blassingame, AIG Enterprise Services, Houston TX
"... incredible! Thanks so much for doing this and making the files
available online."
- Chris Butcher, Student, Ontario Canada
"As a lifelong musician who has waded through stacks of poorly transcribed Beach Boys songbooks, I was ecstatic to see that someone finally got it right. Alan Deane was painstaking - and more importantly accurate - in his work on these tricky transcriptions. If you want to know how Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys achieved their vocal sound, this is the place to start. Bravo, Alan!"
- Gus Russo, author and musician ( ... Alan says: Google this guy!)
