Verses Only 2/18/66 (Pet Sounds Session)
Fender Bass: Ray Pohlman
Upright Bass: Lyle Ritz
Hammond Organ: Larry Knechtel
Drums: Hal Blaine
Bongos/with Sticks: Frank Capp
Tambourine: Terry Melcher?
Piccolo: Plas Johnson
Flute: Jay Migliori
Tenor Flute: Steve Douglas
Contra-Clarinet: Bill Green
Choruses Only (Part 3) 6/2/66 This ones a bit tricky because some instruments were only played on Part 1. For instance played Carl played Rhythm Guitar at this Session and Brian played Tack Piano. To my ears it sounds like this.
Fender Bass : Lyle Ritz
Drums: Hal Blaine/ Tom Fills as OD
Electric Harpsichord: Don Randi
Tambourine: Brian Wilson as OD with Hal playing his Toms.
Electro-Theremin: Paul Tanner OD which was replaced on 9/12/66 with a better part by Tanner.
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich as OD
Dano Bass (with Fuzztone): Bill Pitman
1st Bridge (First Chorus) 5/4/66
Electric Rhythm guitars: Al Casey, Jerry Cole
Fender Bass: Ray Pohlman
Dano Bass (with Fuzztone): Bill Pitman
Upright Bass: Jimmy Bond
Tack Piano: Al de Lory (Plus a Second one as OD)
Drums: Jim Gordon
Bongos with Sticks: Frank Capp
Electro-Theremin: Paul Tanner
Bass Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
Piccolo: Jim Horn
Flute: Jay Migliori
Tenor Flute: Steve Douglas
Bass Sax: Bill Green
Jews Harp: Tommy Morgan as OD
Tambourines: Frank Capp and Hal Blaine? as ODs
Sleighbells: Jim Gordon as OD
2nd Bridge (New Bridge) 9/1/66
Hammond Organ: Dennis Wilson
Upright Bass: Lyle Ritz
Shakers: Hal Blaine and Carl Wilson
Chromatic Harmonica: Tommy Morgan. It just says harmonica but, a regular harmonica can't hit those octaves in which a Chromatic can.
Tag and Fadeout 5/27/66 (Fade Sequence)
Tambourine: Steve Douglas
Upright Piano: Mike Melvoin
Dano Bass (With Fuzztone): Bill Pitman
Fender Bass: Arthur Wright
Upright Bass: Lyle Ritz
Vibes: Emil Richards
Electric Rhythm Guitar: Carl Wilson (Fadeout Only)
Sleighbells: Gary Coleman (Fade Out Only)
Electo-Theremin: Paul Tanner (Fadeout Only?)
Piccolos: Jim Horn and Plas Johnson (Fadeout Only)
Flutes: Steve Douglas and Jay Migliori (Fadeout Only)
Drums: Jim Gordon (Fadeout only)
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich? as OD on the final Master for the Fadeout. Date unknown.
Maybe C-Man can fix this. It's the best I could figure out.
Ah thank you very much
So Carl's playing did make it on the final mix, just in the fade out.
I was very curious about those lower register parts. Are you aware at which points in the song the contra-Clarinet and bass sax are audible? Or do they just blend in with the flutes ands piccolos?