Foolhardy project to learn all the parts to the Beach Boys' songs
Sunday, August 6, 2017
"Then I Kissed Her"
I listened to Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) yester-day, and I thought the little organ part in "Then I Kissed Her" sounded easy to figure out. I'd figured out the chords last October, so I already knew the key (C# major!). I tried figuring out the running guitar phrase, but I wasn't very certain of some sections. The song starts with that guitar phrase unaccompanied, but since I don't know the whole thing, I left it out entirely and my recording starts two measures after the real beginning of the song. I did get most of the bass (the bridge is the only part I'm missing), and I'm suspicious that the bass and guitar play the same thing.
I double-tracked acoustic guitar playing chords; I'm not sure if that instrumentation is accurate (it probably isn't), but I'm pretty sure I have the right chords.
For what it's worth, the original version by the Crystals ("Then He Kissed Me") is in E major.