This guitar lesson shows how to play "Surfer Girl" by the Beach Boys. If you have any questions please message me. My profile on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/bobcrisp My guitar lesson group on MySpace: http://groups.myspace.com/bobsguitarless

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Hi, I am Bob from Toronto, Canada. This guitar lesson is how to play, “Surfer Girl” by the Beach Boys. The opening three notes are Bb (note ringing), C (note ringing), and a D (note ringing). The opening chords are Eb (chord strumming), Gm (chord strumming), Cm (chord strumming), Gm (chord strumming), Ab (chord strumming), Fm (chord strumming), and Bb (chord strumming). The entire song is played in a triplet rhythm like, [Demonstration] Like so, and the first Verse is Eb (chord strumming), Cm (chord strumming), Ab (chord strumming), Bb (chord strumming), and then it is EbM7, which is played like this. [Demonstration] Then Eb7, just lift your middle finger. [Demonstration] Then Ebadd9, just add your, sorry, just take away your pinkie finger (chord strumming). So its, [Demonstration] Then, it’s Ab (chord strumming), Abm (chord strumming), Eb (chord strumming), Cm (chord strumming), Ab (chord strumming), Bb (chord strumming), Eb (chord strumming), Cm (chord strumming), Ab (chord strumming), Bb (chord strumming). The second Verse is the same, [Demonstration] Eb, Cm, Ab, Bb, EbM7, Eb7, Ab, Ebm, Eb, Cm, Ab, Eb, Eb, Ab, Eb, Eb7. And the Bridge is Ab, Db, Eb, Cm, Ab, Db, Eb, Eb7, Ab, Bb, Eb, Cm, an F, Bb, B. [Demonstration] And then the entire song moves up, one note, one half step up to E. It is the same chord structures but they are moved up one fret. So, its now its now E, C#m, A, B, EM7 same as EbM7 I just moved up. E7, E7add9, A, Am, E, C#m, A, D. [Demonstration] And the final chords are E, C#m, A, and just repeat those last four chords. [Demonstration] And so on. Well, I hope this lesson has been helpful and if you have any questions. Please message me.