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Title: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on December 31, 2008, 06:13:06 AM I thought I at least would give it a try. I got Adam Marsland's LPR for Christmas, and finally got to hear the song, and it was definitiely worth the long wait. What a great song it is. However, I'm not used to tabbing songs (mostly because I have to listen to them so many times that they wear out on me before I figure it out), so corrections, both lyrical and chordwise, are very welcome. I especially suspect that the end of the chorus isn't totally accurate.
I read elsewhere on the board that the key was changed to fit Evie's voice. Anyone know the original key? “Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Live Again” (Dennis Wilson, Stanley Shapiro) Fm Eb Wouldn’t it be nice to live again Fm Eb High on a hill making love again Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said that love could die Fm Eb Whoever said the very first lie Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said goodbye Fm Fm/Bb Eb Tell me, whoever said a girl can’t cry Gm/D Cm7 Cm7/Bb Fm/Ab I know I can cry and we’ll live our lives alone Ab Fm7/Bb And I know it’s alright, it’s alright Fm Eb I’ll show you a place that can’t be seen Fm Eb High above the clouds just you and me Eb Ab/Eb I know we can live with love Fm Eb Simple living life just you and me Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said goodbye Fm Fm/Bb Eb Tell me, whoever said a man shouldn’t cry Gm/D Cm7 Cm7/Bb Fm/Ab I know you can cry and we’ll live our lives alone Ab Fm7/Bb And I know it’s alright, honey it’s alright Fm7/Bb Yeah, yeah etc Do you think we can live again (repeat) Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: adamghost on December 31, 2008, 01:18:45 PM IIRC we moved the song up a whole step for Evie.
I haven't played the song in ages but I believe the F minors are all Fm7. the "I know I can cry" part isn't quite right...pretty sure the Gm/D is a Bb/D and I think there's an Eb/F in there somewhere. It's close though...sorry I can't be more helpful. adam marsland Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 01, 2009, 05:58:50 AM IIRC we moved the song up a whole step for Evie. I haven't played the song in ages but I believe the F minors are all Fm7. the "I know I can cry" part isn't quite right...pretty sure the Gm/D is a Bb/D and I think there's an Eb/F in there somewhere. It's close though...sorry I can't be more helpful. adam marsland Thanks, Adam! I'll keep working from here. Yes, Fm7 seems more Wilson brothers than Fm. I want to tell you that I think your live album is great, especially your take on "All I Want To Do". A Beach Boy song has never rocked harder! :rock :) Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 01, 2009, 06:22:32 AM sorry I can't be more helpful. Adam, you have made one of the best unreleased songs in BB history available to the public. You do not have to apologize for not remembering its exact chord progressions! :) Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 01, 2009, 09:41:58 AM So, maybe something like this in its original key:
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Live Again” (Dennis Wilson, Stanley Shapiro) Ebm7 Db Wouldn’t it be nice to live again Ebm7 Db High on a hill making love again Db Gb/Db Whoever said that love could die Ebm7 Db Whoever said the very first lie Db Gb/Db Whoever said goodbye Ebm7 Ebm7/Ab Db Tell me, whoever said a girl can’t cry Ab/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab Db/Eb I know I can cry and we’ll live our lives alone Gb Ebm7/Ab And I know it’s alright, it’s alright Ebm7 Db I’ll show you a place that can’t be seen Ebm7 Db High above the clouds just you and me Db Gb/Db I know we can live with love Ebm7 Db Simple living life just you and me Db Gb/Db Whoever said goodbye Ebm7 Ebm7/Ab Db Tell me, whoever said a man shouldn’t cry Ab/C Bbm7 Bbm7/Ab Db/C I know you can cry and we’ll live our lives alone Gb Ebm7/Ab And I know it’s alright, honey it’s alright Ebm7/Ab Yeah, yeah etc Do you think we can live again (repeat) Adam, if you remember, did you do any gender-related changes in the lyrics ("...a girl could cry" etc?) Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: adamghost on January 05, 2009, 09:30:16 AM Yeah, we did..."a man can cry." That's right.
I just feel bad because I've heard the song and everyone else hasn't, and part of the condition of being able to hear it was to never, ever share the song, and I never have, but I'd like people to experience it as much as they can. I'm just so overwhelmed most of the time (mixing a new album this week) that I don't have time or presence of mind to do a proper chord sheet even though I'm in a position to. The original recording has a long guitar break that separates the last verse and chorus that we put on our version. It's very repetitive -- just three notes -- probably intended to be redone at some point and it made the set go long so we just dropped it. The instrumental stuff at the end goes on longer too, on the record. There's also a little doodling on the Wurlitzer electric piano here and there, just single notes. We dropped that too, mostly for simplicity's sake. The block harmonies are pretty close to what they did, though. And Evie's vocal has a fairly similar vibe to Dennis', surprisingly enough. Thanks for the good words on the live album...we're very proud of it! A lot of credit must go to Mark Linett, whose idea it was and who recorded it, and Alan Boyd, who besides contributing as a musician did a lot of crucial work on the mixdown. It would not have been anywhere near as good if he hadn't gotten involved in all parts of the process and he doesn't get enough credit for that. Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: JB Wilojarston on January 06, 2009, 07:14:33 PM Here is the chord chart for the Dennis version in its original key of Eb.
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Live Again” (Dennis Wilson, Stanley Shapiro) Fmi7 / / / / | / / / / | Fmi7 Eb/Bb Wouldn’t it be nice to live again / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fmi7 Eb/Bb Eb/C High on a hill making love again / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said-- that love could die -- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fmi7 Ab Bb11 Eb Whoever said the very first lie -------- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said good bye tell me, / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fmi7 Ab Bb11 Eb Eb/D whoever said a man can’t cry I know I can cr- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Cmi7 tacet Fm7 -y and we’ll live our life alone and I know-- / / / / | / / / / | Ab Ab/Bb Bb --- it’s alright, it’s al- right------ / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb / / / / | / / / / | I'll Fm7 Eb/Bb show you a place that can’t be seen / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fm7 Eb/Bb Eb/C High above the clouds just you and me / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Ab/Eb I know we can live with love -------------- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fm7 Ab Bb11 Eb Simple little life just you and me -------------- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Ab/Eb Ah ------------ ah ----------------- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fm7 Ab Bb11 Eb ah ----------- ah ------------ ah ---------- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Eb Ab/Eb Whoever said good bye --- tell me, / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Fmi7 Ab Bb11 Eb Eb/D whoever said -- a girl shouldn't cry I know you can cr- / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Cmi7 tacet Fm -y and we’ll live our life alone and I know-- / / / / | / / / / | Ab Ab/Bb Bb --- it’s alright, honey it's al- right------ / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb / / / / | / / / / | yeah-- Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb / / / / | / / / / | -- yeah yeah -- |: Ab/Bb Bb Ab/Bb Bb :| repeat and fade |: Do you think we can live again Do you think we can live again :| |: / / / / | / / / / :| Notes: The "Eb Eb/D" is correct; the BG vocals hold the Eb triad as the bass guitar line descends from Eb to D natural. That part of the progression stops and holds at Cmi7; it doesn't go to Gmi7. The "yeah yeah" section has a somewhat similar feel to end fade of Trader; the rhythm is close. The end fade turns funkier on the same progression. Bb11 = Ab/Bb. On "Whoever said the very first lie," it sounds like the instruments are playing Fmi Ab Bb11, but the BG vocals makes the overall first chord Fmi7. PS - Apologies if the lines are off. It looked different in "preview." Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 08, 2009, 12:53:29 PM Thank you Adam for the info and JB for the chords. JB, you've also heard DW's original I take it? And it is in Eb as well?
Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: JB Wilojarston on January 08, 2009, 02:00:08 PM Thank you Adam for the info and JB for the chords. JB, you've also heard DW's original I take it? And it is in Eb as well? Yep, I've heard it; I was very fortunate. It was in Eb. I noted lyric differences in italics, but they don't show. Again, sorry that the lines came out offset. JB Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 08, 2009, 02:11:09 PM Oh, that's okay, they turn up the right way if I hit the reply button and scroll down to "topic summary"! :)
I imagine that Dennis sounds great on this one! How does he handle the highest notes, does he sing them with full voice or in falsetto? Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: JB Wilojarston on January 08, 2009, 03:01:50 PM I imagine that Dennis sounds great on this one! How does he handle the highest notes, does he sing them with full voice or in falsetto? He sounds clear and strong on lines like, "I know we can live with lo-o-o-o-ve." His voice has a nice rasp at the end of many held notes. He goes to falsetto at "I know I can cry." He transistions nicely into it; it's not real nasally . Title: Re: Maybe the chords for Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again Post by: Fall Breaks on January 10, 2009, 02:38:43 PM I imagine that Dennis sounds great on this one! How does he handle the highest notes, does he sing them with full voice or in falsetto? He sounds clear and strong on lines like, "I know we can live with lo-o-o-o-ve." His voice has a nice rasp at the end of many held notes. He goes to falsetto at "I know I can cry." He transistions nicely into it; it's not real nasally . |