Let's Go Away For Awhile

Original Album

Pet Sounds

Single

Good Vibrations / Let's Go Away For A While

Written By

Brian Wilson

Produced By

Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals

Instrumental

Recorded On

January 18, 1966

Length

2:18

Notes

Recorded at Western Studios
Brian stated in 1967 that it was "the most satisfying piece of music I've ever made."
Lyrics were apparently written, although Tony Asher knows nothing of them
12 violins, piano, 4 saxes, oboe, vibes, guitar with a coke bottle on the strings on this track
The greatest instrumental in rock history?

Chords: Fmaj9 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

D/F / / / / / / / Eb/F / / / / / / /

Ab9 / / / / / / / Bbmaj7 / / / / / / /

Fm7/Bb / / / Abmaj7/Bb / / / Abmaj7(+5)/Bb / / / Bb9 / / /

Ebmaj9 / / / Eb6 / / / Eb7(b9) / / / Ebmaj9 / / /

Abmaj7 / / / / / / /

Bdim / Cm / C#dim /

Dmaj7 / / / / / / /

F#m7/C# / / / / / / /

F/C / / / / / / /

G/B / / / Gm/Bb / / / Dmaj7/A / / / G#m7(b5) / / /

Gmaj7 / / / / / / / Em7/A / / / / / / /

Gmaj7 / / / / / / / Em7/A / / / / / / /

Dmaj7 / / / / / / /

Chart prepared by Francis Greene