Little Girl I Once Knew
The Beach Boys
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) Intro: 12-string: v v v v v v v v -----7---2-------|---1---2---4----- -----7---2-------|---2---4---6----- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- v v v v v v v v -----7---2-------|---0---2---4----- -----7---4-------|---0---4---5----- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- bass: v v v v v v v v v -----|-----------------|----------------- -----|-----------------|----------------- --(2)|---------------6-|-4-------------6- -----|-2---------------|----------------- v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- ---------------2-|---------------2- -4---------------|-0--------------- organ (eighth-note triplets) [2nd time]: v v v v v v v v -14----------------|-13---------------- ---16--------------|---14-------------- -----16--%---%---%-|-----13--%---%---%- -------------------|------------------- -------------------|------------------- -------------------|------------------- v v v v v v v v -14----------------|-16---------------- ---16--------------|---17-------------- -----16--%---%---%-|-----16--%---%---%- -------------------|------------------- -------------------|------------------- -------------------|------------------- Verse 1: We met when she was younger Then I had no eye for her A few years went by and I saw her Now I’m gonna try for her bass: v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|---------|--------- -----------------|-4-------|--------- -4-----4-------4-|---------|--------- ------------646--|---------|--------- ^^^ triplet [spoken] Look out babe Chorus: She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew Verse 2: How could I ever have known that She’d be what she is today And look at how her boyfriend holds her I’ll be movin’ in one day bass: v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------|---------|--------- -----------------|-----------------|-4-------|--------- -4-----4---------|-6---4---------46|---------|--------- -----------------|---------4-6-----|---------|--------- [spoken] Split man [repeat chorus] Break: organ (eighth-note triplets): v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v -14----------------|---------|-16----------------|--------- ---16--------------|---------|---17--------------|--------- -----16--%---%---%-|-%-%-%-%-|-----16--%---%---%-|-%-%-%-%- -------------------|---------|-------------------|--------- -------------------|---------|-------------------|--------- -------------------|---------|-------------------|--------- bass (doubled w/saxes): v v v v v v v v -----------------|-------4--------- -----4-----4-6-4-|---4-6-----4-6--- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- La-do-day (bow-bow-bow) la-do-day (bow-bow-bow) La-do-day (bow-bow-bow) She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew [repeat intro (1X with organ)] Coda (repeat to fade): She’s not the little girl I once knew She’s not the little girl I once knew -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers