Auld Lang Syne

Traditional – Robert Burns

As sung by The Beach Boys
Vocal transcript by Warren Barbour

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

Brian) G C B C E D Db D
Carl) G C B C E D Db D
Al) G E Db E G F A B
Mike) G E Db E G F A B

A - and never brought to mi – i - ind

Brian) E _ D C C E G A _ A _ A
Carl) E _ D C C E G F _ E _ Eb
Al) G _ F E E G Bb C _ C _ C
Mike) G _ F E E G Bb F _ F _ Gb

Should auld acquaintance be for - got

Brian) A G E E C D C D
Carl) Eb E C B A C A B
Al) C C G F E A D F
Mike) Gb G G G# A F F# G

A - and days of a – auld lang syne

Brian) E _ D C A A _ A G C
Carl) B _ B A A A _ A G G
Al) F _ F E E F _ E D E
Mike) G#_ G# A C D _ C B C

Fo - or au – au - au - auld la - ang syne my dear

Brian) A# _ A G# _ G# _ G# _ F F _ C# D# C# D#
Carl) F _ E D# _ D# _ C# _ C A# _ G# C# A# C
Al) C# _ C C# _ C _ A# _ G# F# _ F A# D# F#
Mike) G _ F# F _ F _ F _ C# C# _ A# F# G G#

Fo - or au – au - au - auld la - ang sy – y - yne

Brian) A# _ A# G# _ G# _ G# _ F F _ G# A# _ A# _ A#
Carl) F _ E D# _ D# _ C# _ D# C# _ D# F# _ F _ E
Al) C# _ C C# _ C _ A# _ C B _ B C# _\G# _ G
Mike) F# _ F# F _ F _ F _/G# \C# _ F F# _\C# _ C

Fo - or au – au - au - auld la - ang syne

Brian) C _ A# G# _ G# _ G# _ F F _ F F
Carl) E _ E F _ F _ F _ C# C# _ C# C#
Al) C _ C C# _ C# _ C# _ C \G _ G# A#
Mike) C _/G G# _ A# _ C _\G# \A# _G# G

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 May au – au - auld a - qua - ain – ta - ance be for - got
Brian) A# G# _ G# _ G# E E _ E E _ C# D# C# D#
Carl) - F _ F _ E C# B _ A# C# _ A C# A# C#
Al) - C# _ C# _ C# A# G# _ G# G _ G A# \D# /F#
Mike) - G# _ A# _ C G# \C# _ C# \A _/E F# G G#

A - and da – a - ays of au – au - au - auld lang

Brian) F _ D# C# _ C#_ C# A# A# _ A# _ A# _ A# G#
Carl) C _ C C _ A#_ A G# A# _ G# _ F# _ F D#
Al) F#_ F# F _ F _ F F F# _ F# _ F# _ F# F#
Mike) A _ A A# _ A#_ A# /C# F# _ F _ D# _ C# C

Sy – y – y – y – y – y – y – y – yne
Brian) C# _ C#_ C#_ C#_ C#_ C#_ C#_ C#_ C#
Carl) F _ F#_ G#_ C _ B _ A _ G#_ G _ G#
Al) C# _ D#_ F _/G#_ G _ F#_ F _ E _ F
Mike) C# _ C#_ C#_ C#_ A _ A _ A _ A _ C#

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