Chords for The History of The Beach Boys

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They're America's Band.
[Em] Welcome to [A] WatchMojo.com and today we're taking a look [E] at the history of the Beach Boys.
When we're ready to sing, we step up to the microphones and it comes out something like this.
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_ _ The _ [G] Beach Boys formed in Hawthorne, [Ab] California in _ 1961.
Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and high school friend Al Jardine [Eb] began performing [Db] in the late 1950s as the Pendletones.
[Ab] Soon, Dad Murray Wilson orchestrated a Hollywood [Eb] audition for the group which [Bb] prompted their first [Eb] recording in [Bbm] [Abm] 1961.
The Beach Boys released Surfin' to moderate US [E] success.
Murray [A] Wilson became band manager and the Beach Boys started cranking out tunes.
With Brian Wilson and Love singing, Carl Wilson and [D] Jardine on guitar and Dennis Wilson on drums, they dropped [A] their debut Surfin' Safari in 1962.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Inspired by California's [Em] Sun and Surf, [A] the Top 40 album was followed by the similarly [Fm] themed [Eb] Surfin' USA which went to number two.
Its [Ab] title cut hit the Billboard Hot 100's top three [Eb] and made the Beach Boys stars. _ _
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The 1960s saw multiple [Eb] lineup changes including the brief addition of David Marks while [Bb] Bruce Johnston became a lasting member.
[Eb] Meanwhile, Brian became [Ab] producer in addition to writing and singing so he was replaced on [Eb] tour.
These changes paid off as the Top 10 [Bb] success [Ab] continued with the albums [Abm] Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe.
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_ [Gb] [Eb] 1964's British [Bbm] Invasion [Ab] meant the Beach Boys' next record, Shut Down Vol.
2, only just made the [Gb] Top 20.
They [Eb] recovered with All [F] Summer Long which charted within the Top 5 and produced [Eb] their first number one [Ab] smash.
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_ Then came their [F] first number one album, the live Beach Boys concert LP [Bbm] and a popular holiday effort.
_ [Gb] 1965's Today showcased Brian Wilson's creativity and studio experimentation.
[Bbm] Within months, Summer Days [Db] and Summer Nights yielded their second number [Ebm] one, _
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plus one [Gb] of their best known songs.
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ The [G] year ended with the cover heavy [Am] Beach Boys Party.
By [B] 1966, the band expanded into [Gm] psychedelic rock with [C] Pet Sounds.
[E] Featuring [Dm] intricate harmonies, diverse [Cm]
instrumentation and personal [Dm] themes,
the critically praised effort only [Am] reached the Billboard Top 10 but [Gm] later surfaced as a masterpiece of [C] pop and rock.
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_ _ [Gm] _ That [Gb] same year, Good [B]
Vibrations was the band's third chart topper. _ _ _
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That stand-alone single [Ab] resulted from the [Db] unsuccessful recording sessions between Brian and Van Dyke Parks for [Ab] Smile.
However, [Bb] that project [Ebm] was cancelled due to Wilson's drug problems, [Bb] band tensions and label issues.
Instead, the Beach Boys released the dud, Smiley Smile. _
1967's The Beach Boys released their third single, Smile.
Brian's Wild Honey fared slightly better, but the next year's Friends barely made a dent.
Meanwhile, as Brian's health worsened, other members assumed writing and producing duties to release 2020 before decades end.
Changes in the early 70s meant a new lineup and label.
[Eb] Despite their experimentation with different sounds and styles,
the Beach Boys' albums of this period [Ab] mostly failed to [Bb] recapture their earlier triumphs.
Things improved mid-decade.
Their concerts sold out and their former label released [F] two successful Best Of compilations,
including the chart [G]-topping Endless Summer.
Brian [C] Wilson featured more prominently on their [F] next two LPs,
but substance abuse and personal problems continued [Gm] affecting him and [A] other members.
I wanted [D] to be part of it again, share with it [G] _ and _ _ experience [A] people.
I wanted to [D] experience people [Gbm] and make money, of course.
[C] Leading into the 1980s, the [D] Beach Boys released one lackluster effort [Gm] and two [C] Bruce Johnston-produced albums.
However, tragedy struck in 1983 when Dennis Wilson [F] drowned.
The group pressed on and modernized their sound with an eponymous CD in 1985.
[C] Three years later, the boys were back on top with the Grammy-nominated [F] Kokomo off the Cocktail soundtrack.
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[C] _ Wilson released his first solo album while being treated for his [Fm] drug and [F] mental problems.
After the group dropped their last two records of completely new material,
[C] the Beach Boys contributed to the Problem Child [Gb] soundtrack, made their own movie and TV appearances,
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_ and even ventured into [B] country pop.
Sadly, cancer took [Gb] Carl Wilson in 1998.
Mike Love and Bruce [Db] Johnston kept the Beach Boys' [B] name alive while compilations were [Gb] released and other members pursued solo projects.
In 2012, the surviving Beach Boys celebrated their 50th anniversary with a world tour,
and [G] the disc That's Why God Made the [C] Radio. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] The Beach Boys' songs about girls, surfing and [A] fun made them an American institution.
[B] But their [E] talents for elaborate pop harmonies, [A] combined [E] with Brian Wilson's production skills, produced some of our most enduring songs.
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_ [E] _ [A] Beach Boys [Ab] sure left [B] us with some good vibrations, and [E] that's why their music will [A] survive forever.
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