Cheech and Chong's Bong

shoegaze, funk rock, bubblegrunge, garage rock

[Intro ]– [4 bars instrumental loop]]
[fuzzy bass riff + soft wah guitar taps + airy organ pad]
[loop groove 4 bars before vox]]]

[Verse 1]– Lead vocal: Mariella; Harmony 2 + 3 enter on 2nd line, light oohs]]
[medium syncopation, accent on beats 2 and 4]]]

[E] [Harmony: octave-up echo “Cheech and Chong’s Bong!” softly]
[beat 1] I WAN-na [beat 2] do some [beat 3] HITS, [beat 4] on CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG!

[A] [Harmony: “feels so wrong!” in 3rds, airy tone]
[beat 1] Smells like [beat 2] Cali-FOR-nia, [beat 3] feels so [beat 4] WRONG!

[E] [Harmony: “what would be its song” ghostly reverb repeat, 2-part]
[beat 1] If that [beat 2] BONG could [beat 3] SING, [beat 4] what would be its SONG?

[B7] [Group call: “All movie long!”]
[beat 1] HITT-in’ that [beat 2] BONG all [beat 3] MO-vie [beat 4] LONG!

[Chorus ]– [3-part harmony, full band in, surfy snare + crash on downbeat]]

[A] [Harmony 1: root melody / Harmony 2: +3rd / Harmony 3: +5th, sustained “oh”]
[beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG [beat 2] WOAH-oh!

[E] [Harmony stack same as above]
[beat 1] STILL goin’ STRONG [beat 2] WOAH-oh!

[B7]  [Group chant, all unison on “gone!”]
[beat 1] BUB-ble and HUM, [beat 2] till the SMOKE is GONE!

[A]        [E]
[Harmony: “Bong!” echo, reverb trail] [beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG! [beat 3] BONG!

[Instrumental Break]– [8 bars instrumental]]
[wah guitar solo, fuzz bass groove, spaced reverb drum fills]
[no vox, keep bass rhythmic and funky — loop 8 bars]]]

[Verse 2] – [same rhythm, add dreamy backing “ahh” harmonies underneath]]]

[E] [Harmony: “ahhh” pad behind lines 2–4]
[beat 1] We built a FORT of [beat 2] PIL-lows, [beat 3] TV on, [beat 4] so STRONG!

[A] [Harmony 2: soft descant “’til the dawn”]
[beat 1] Laughin’ at the JOKES, [beat 2] till the DAWN.

[E] [Harmony: echo “wrong…” trailing reverb]
[beat 1] Somebody BURNED the POP-corn WRONG,

[B7] [Group call: “Sing along!”]
[beat 1] But that’s the VIBE, [beat 2] just SING a-LONG!

[Chorus] –[ repeat, bigger reverb and layered harmony]]

[A]
[beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG (woah!)
[E]
[beat 1] STILL goin’ STRONG (woah!)
[B7]
[beat 1] Cough it up, love, it’s a SING-a-LONG!
[A]        [E]
[beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG!
[Harmony: wide 3-part, melody up an octave on final “bong!”]

[Bridge – dreamy shoegaze, reverb vox, slow and airy delivery]

[C#m]
[beat 1] Float-ing in the SMOKE ma-CHINE,
[Harmony 2: lower 3rd, Harmony 3: upper octave echo]

[A]
[beat 1] Life’s a HAZY movie SCENE,
[Harmony: “ooooh” pad throughout measure]

[E]
[beat 1] Fuzz and LOVE and SOME-thing GREEN,
[Harmony: descends chromatically “gree-ee-een”]

[B7]
[beat 1] Roll-ing IN be-TWEEN the DREAM.
[3-part stacked on “dream,” long reverb tail]

[Outro[ – ]loop final chorus groove 2×, then fade]]

[A]
[beat 1] (Hittin’ that bong…) [whispered harmony echo]
[E]
[beat 1] (All movie long…) [call + response harmonies]
[B7]
[beat 1] (If that bong could sing…) [dreamy echo trail]
[A]
[beat 1] (What would be its song?) [final harmony stack, long reverb fade]

[fade out: feedback hum, light laughter, faint bong bubble SFX]

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[Intro ]– [4 bars instrumental loop]] [fuzzy bass riff + soft wah guitar taps + airy organ pad] [loop groove 4 bars before vox]]] [Verse 1]– Lead vocal: Mariella; Harmony 2 + 3 enter on 2nd line, light oohs]] [medium syncopation, accent on beats 2 and 4]]] [E] [Harmony: octave-up echo “Cheech and Chong’s Bong!” softly] [beat 1] I WAN-na [beat 2] do some [beat 3] HITS, [beat 4] on CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG! [A] [Harmony: “feels so wrong!” in 3rds, airy tone] [beat 1] Smells like [beat 2] Cali-FOR-nia, [beat 3] feels so [beat 4] WRONG! [E] [Harmony: “what would be its song” ghostly reverb repeat, 2-part] [beat 1] If that [beat 2] BONG could [beat 3] SING, [beat 4] what would be its SONG? [B7] [Group call: “All movie long!”] [beat 1] HITT-in’ that [beat 2] BONG all [beat 3] MO-vie [beat 4] LONG! [Chorus ]– [3-part harmony, full band in, surfy snare + crash on downbeat]] [A] [Harmony 1: root melody / Harmony 2: +3rd / Harmony 3: +5th, sustained “oh”] [beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG [beat 2] WOAH-oh! [E] [Harmony stack same as above] [beat 1] STILL goin’ STRONG [beat 2] WOAH-oh! [B7] [Group chant, all unison on “gone!”] [beat 1] BUB-ble and HUM, [beat 2] till the SMOKE is GONE! [A] [E] [Harmony: “Bong!” echo, reverb trail] [beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG! [beat 3] BONG! [Instrumental Break]– [8 bars instrumental]] [wah guitar solo, fuzz bass groove, spaced reverb drum fills] [no vox, keep bass rhythmic and funky — loop 8 bars]]] [Verse 2] – [same rhythm, add dreamy backing “ahh” harmonies underneath]]] [E] [Harmony: “ahhh” pad behind lines 2–4] [beat 1] We built a FORT of [beat 2] PIL-lows, [beat 3] TV on, [beat 4] so STRONG! [A] [Harmony 2: soft descant “’til the dawn”] [beat 1] Laughin’ at the JOKES, [beat 2] till the DAWN. [E] [Harmony: echo “wrong…” trailing reverb] [beat 1] Somebody BURNED the POP-corn WRONG, [B7] [Group call: “Sing along!”] [beat 1] But that’s the VIBE, [beat 2] just SING a-LONG! [Chorus] –[ repeat, bigger reverb and layered harmony]] [A] [beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG (woah!) [E] [beat 1] STILL goin’ STRONG (woah!) [B7] [beat 1] Cough it up, love, it’s a SING-a-LONG! [A] [E] [beat 1] CHEECH and CHONG’s BONG! [Harmony: wide 3-part, melody up an octave on final “bong!”] [Bridge – dreamy shoegaze, reverb vox, slow and airy delivery] [C#m] [beat 1] Float-ing in the SMOKE ma-CHINE, [Harmony 2: lower 3rd, Harmony 3: upper octave echo] [A] [beat 1] Life’s a HAZY movie SCENE, [Harmony: “ooooh” pad throughout measure] [E] [beat 1] Fuzz and LOVE and SOME-thing GREEN, [Harmony: descends chromatically “gree-ee-een”] [B7] [beat 1] Roll-ing IN be-TWEEN the DREAM. [3-part stacked on “dream,” long reverb tail] [Outro[ – ]loop final chorus groove 2×, then fade]] [A] [beat 1] (Hittin’ that bong…) [whispered harmony echo] [E] [beat 1] (All movie long…) [call + response harmonies] [B7] [beat 1] (If that bong could sing…) [dreamy echo trail] [A] [beat 1] (What would be its song?) [final harmony stack, long reverb fade] [fade out: feedback hum, light laughter, faint bong bubble SFX]

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