South Bay Surfer Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays765

South Bay Surfer by Beach Boys is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7, F, Am, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C                        C7    F 
Look out here come those South Bay surfers 
C            Am      G   
California's gettin' hot 
C                      C7    F 
There they go cruisin' down that coastline 
C                G         C 
Lookin' for their favorite spot 


We'll find the big one 


G           C 
Oh the boys are rough and 
 F                  Em 
Ready to handle anything 


They take the big one 


C                     C7   F 
They've got to be the best thing going 
C                G       C  
South Bay surfers really swing 


Okay rock out 


G              C  
Oh Chicago can't you hear them 
F                     Em 
Hear that shore pound slam 


(You're gonna eat it) 
(Smash!) 


C                C7     F 
It rumbles clear to New York City 
C            G       C 
Detroit back to old Miam 
C           G      C 
Philly back to Alabam 


You'll catch 'em surfing 



    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante