bass June 2 – Western ["Inspiration"] (this session produced the first, second and third choruses heard in the final master, as well as a discarded bridge) Hal Blaine – drums, overdubbed tambourine (bridge), timpani, cups (bridge) Bill Pitman – Danelectro bass (with fuzz tone) Don Randi – electric harpsichord Lyle Ritz – Fender bass Brian Wilson – tack piano (choruses), overdubbed tambourine (choruses) Carl Wilson – electric rhythm guitar June 12 – Western ["Inspiration"] (overdubs recorded on June 2 backing tracks) Hal Blaine – tambourine (bridge) Jesse Ehrlich – cello (choruses) Paul Tanner – Electro-Theremin (bridge) June 16 – Western ["Part 1", "Part 2", "Verse", and "Part 3"] (discarded alternate verse, chorus, and bridge) Hal Blaine – overdubbed drums ("Part 1"), drums with sticks ("Part 2") Steve Douglas – grand piano, overdubbed soprano saxophone ("Part 1" and "Part 2") Jim Horn – overdubbed clarinet ("Part 1" and "Part 2") Al de Lory – electric harpsichord Mike Melvoin – Hammond organ Jay Migliori – overdubbed bass clarinet ("Part 1" and "Part 2") Tommy Morgan – overdubbed bass harmonica ("Part 1"), overdubbed harmonica ("Part 2") Bill Pitman – Danelectro bass (with fuzz tone in chorus and bridge) Lyle Ritz – upright bass Paul Tanner – Electro-Theremin Carl Wilson – Fender bass unknown (possibly Brian Wilson) – tambourine ("Part 1") June 18 – Western ["Part 1" and "Part 2"] (as above) Bill Green – clarinet Plas Johnson – clarinet Carol Kaye – Fender bass Al de Lory – tack piano ("Part 1"), Hammond organ ("Part 2") Jay Migliori – clarinet Tommy Morgan – bass harmonica ("Part 1"), harmonica ("Part 2") Bill Pitman – Danelectro bass (with fuzz tone in bridge) Paul Tanner – Electro-Theremin Brian Wilson – upright bass Carl Wilson – electric guitar – Columbia (two vocal sessions; incomplete documentation due to missing tape) Dennis Wilson – lead vocal September 1 – Western ["Inspiration" and "Persuasion"] (this session produced the second bridge heard in the final master) Hal Blaine – shaker Tommy Morgan – harmonica, overdubbed bass harmonica Lyle Ritz – upright bass Carl Wilson – shaker Dennis Wilson – Hammond organ September 12 – Columbia (this session produced part of the vocals heard in the final master) Al Jardine – backing vocals Bruce Johnston – backing vocals Mike Love – lead and backing vocals Brian Wilson – lead and backing vocals Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals Dennis Wilson –