Song Title: Heroes and Villains
Artist: Beach Boys
Written by: Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
Transcribed by: Andrew Bee

Note: This song is another fine example of Brian Wilson's creative mind. 
Here is a rough idea of the bass work. It seems fairly simple, and probabley 
should be played on a 5—string bass, but here it is arranged on a 4—string.

VERSE(S)
g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————————————————————————————————————
a—————4———————4———————4———————4———————
e———————————4———————4———————4———————4—
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
"I've been in this.....

g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————————————————————————————————————
a—————4———————4———————4———————4———————
e———————————4———————4———————4———————4—
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     "taken...

g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————————————————————————————————————
a—————6———————6———————6———————6—————6—
e———————————6———————6———————6—————————
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
      long..."              "Fell in—

g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————6———————6———————6———————6———————
a———————————6———————6———————6———————6—
e—————————————————————————————————————
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     love...

g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————6———————6———————6———————6———————
a———————————6———————6———————6—————————
e———————————————————————————————————4—
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
     Spanish.....

g—————————————————————————————————————
d—————————————————————————————————————
a—————4———————4———————4———————4———————
e———————————4———————4———————4———————4—
      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
      villains"..

Repeat this pattern again for Verse II: "Once at night...". End the second 
last bar simply on "a——4——".

CHORUS:
Note: Allow note to sustain over the whole 4 bars.

a————6———————————————————————————————————
e————————————————————————————————————————
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Heroes and Villains.........done.

a————————————————————————————————————————
e————4———————————————————————————————————
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Doo Do............ ba ba.....

a————6———————————————————————————————————
e————————————————————————————————————————
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Heroes and Villains .........done.

a————————————————————————————————————————
e————4———————————————————————————————————
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
    "Doo Do Do......... ba ba.....

a————————————6———————————————————————————
e————6———————————————4———————————————————
     1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
     Do.............ah.."

VERSE III: Repeat Verse tab for "La La La...la", and "Shall be Peace in the 
Valley" section. After this the BASS drops out and there is the vocal 
exercise.

BRIDGE I: Doesn't sound like there's any bass, but try this anyhow — I like 
it. Tempo slows down, assume to half the speed of Verse.

d——————————————3————4————6————4————3———————
a————4————6—————————————————————————————6——
     1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4
"My Children.....rise................wealthy


d——————————————3————4————6————4————3—————————
a————4————6—————————————————————————————6—(hold note)
     1    2    3    4    1    2    3    4
    Wise.................(tempo starts to slow)

BRIDGE II: "I've been in this town". No Bass.

CHORUS: Repeat Chorus pattern, till fade out.

There you have it! I think it gives a basic idea of the song. Any problems, 
comments, corrections or suggestions, don't hesitate to e—mail me at— 
"[email protected]"

Andrew Bee.