BROWN EYED GIRL by: Van Morrison
Tab by: Aaron Meredith
Standard tuning: (E-A-D-G-B-e)
Over the years, I have seen this intro played a few different ways. I believe
1 & 2 are played together but all sound good. If there are 2 guitars playing, you can harmonize
by playing 2 different ones.
Intro: (Arrangement 1)
e|7---8--10---8--7----12--13--15--13--12----7---8--10---8--7---5~--2--3-5|
B|8--10--12--10--8----13--15--17--15--13----8--10--12--10--8---3~--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Arrangement 2)
e|--3--5--7--5--3-----8-10-12-10--8-----3--5--7--5--3---5~--2--3--5--|
B|--3--3--3--3--3-----8--8--8--8--8-----3--3--3--3--3---3~-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Arrangement 3)
e|--3--5--7--5--3-----8--10--12--10--8-----3--5--7--5--3---5~--2--3--5--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------3~-----------|
G|--4--5--7--5--4-----9--10--12--10--9-----4--5--7--5--4----------------|x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords used:
(G) (C) (D) (Em) (D7)
e|-----3-------0-------2-------0-------2--------|
B|-----3-------1-------3-------0-------1--------|
G|-----0-------0-------2-------0-------2--------|
D|-----0-------2-------0-------2-------0--------|
A|-----2-------3-------0-------2-------0--------|
E|-----3-------x-------x-------0-------x--------|
G C G D
Hey, where did we go days when the rain came
G C G D
Down in the hollow playing a new game
G C G D
Laughing, and a running, hey, hey Skipping and a jumping
G C G D7 C
in the misty morning fog, with our hearts a thumpin' and you,
D7 G Em
my brown eyed girl
C D7 G D
You, my brown eyed girl
G C G D
Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow
G C G D
Going down to the old mine With a transistor radio
G C G D
Standing in the sunlight laughing Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
G C G D7 C
Slipping and a sliding All along the waterfall With you,
D7 G Em
my brown eyed girl
C D7 G
You, my brown eyed girl
Interlude:
D7 G
Do you remember when we used to sing
G C G D7
Sha la la la la la la la la lala de da (x2)
G
La de da
Bass break: (tabbed for guitar)
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5--5-5--5-5-----|-------------------2-3-5-------------------5-----|
A|-------------------7-5-|------------2-3--3-----------2-3-5---5-5/7---7-5-|
E|-----------------------|--3---(3)-3--------------(3)---------------------|
G C G D
So hard to find my way, Now that I'm all on my own
G C G D
I saw you just the other day, My how you have grown
G C G D
Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
G C G D7 C
Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you
D7 G Em
My brown eyed girl
C D7 G
You my brown eyed girl
REPEAT INTERLUDE & FADE:
Throughout the song, guitar 2 is following the chords with some picking. I have tabbed
out to give you an idea on how it is played. With a guitar part like this, I think you
get down the basics and improvise!
Verse:
G C G D
e|------3-----|------3--0---|---3----3--|-/10-10----8--7--5---|
B|--3-----3---|--1--------1-|-----3---3-|---------------------|
G|-----4----4-|-----0-------|----4------|-/11-11----9--7--5---|
D|------------|-------------|--5--------|---------------------|
A|------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------|
E|------------|-------------|-----------|---------------------|
G C G D
e|--3------3--|------3--0--|------------|--2-----0--2---|
B|-------3----|--1-------1-|--3-----3---|------3------3-|
G|--4--4----4-|-----0------|------4---4-|---------------|
D|------------|------------|----5-------|---------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
G C G D
e|-3--5-7--5-3-|-8------8---|-3--5-/7--5-3-|--2------2---|
B|-------------|------8-----|--------------|-------3---3-|
G|-4--5-7--5-4-|-9--9-----9-|-4--5-/7--5-4-|--2--2-------|
D|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
A|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
E|-------------|------------|--------------|-------------|
G C G D
e|-------3-----|------------|------------|-5-----------|
B|--3------3---|------5-----|-----3---3--|--3---3--3---|
G|-----4-----4-|-5------5---|--4----4--4-|---5-------5-|
D|--5----------|----5-----5-|------------|-------------|
A|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-------------|------------|------------|-------------|
Chorus:
C D7 G Em
e|-------0----|--2--0-2---|--3--5--3-2-|--0----------|
B|--1------1--|---------3-|------------|-----0---0---|
G|-----0------|-----------|------------|-------0-----|
D|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
C D7 G D
e|-------0--3-|-2----0--2-|-3------3---|--/10-10---8--7-5--|
B|--1--3------|----3------|------3-----|-------------------|
G|------------|-----------|----4-----4-|--/11-11---9--7-5--|
D|------------|-----------|------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-----------|------------|-------------------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|-------------------|
Verse:
G C G D
e|-3----3-3---|-----------|----3--5-3--|-5-----/7--5--3---|
B|------------|------1----|----------3-|------------------|
G|-4--4-----4-|-0------0--|-4----------|----5--/7--5--4---|
D|------------|----2------|------------|------------------|
A|------------|-----------|------------|------------------|
E|------------|-----------|------------|------------------|
G C G D
e|------3------|-9--/12--10-8-|-3------3---|--------10--12-10-|
B|-3-------3---|--------------|------3-----|--------10--------|
G|----4------4-|-9--/12--10-9-|----4-----4-|-----11-----------|
D|-5-----------|--------------|-5----------|-10---------------|
A|-------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
E|-------------|--------------|------------|------------------|
G C G D
e|-3-------10-10-|-8--10--/12-|-----7------|--2-------5-----|
B|------3--------|------------|-------8----|-------3----3---|
G|----4----------|-9--10--/12-|--7------7--|-----2----------|
D|-5-------------|------------|------------|----------------|
A|---------------|------------|------------|----------------|
E|---------------|------------|------------|----------------|
G C G D7
e|-----3-----|------0-----|------3----|--5-5--/7---3-2---|
B|-3-----3---|--1------0--|--3------3-|------------------|
G|---4----4--|-----0----0-|----4------|--5-5--/7---------|
D|-5---------|------------|-----------|------------------|
A|-----------|------------|-----------|------------------|
E|-----------|------------|-----------|------------------|
REPEAT CHORUS PART:
I think you get the hang of it by now!!!
During the bridge, Guitar 2 uses the chords below. Listen for strumming!
(G) (C) (G) (D7)
e|----3------x------3--------------|
B|----3------5------3------3-------|
G|----4------5------4------5-------|
D|----5------5------5------4-------|
A|-------------------------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
Before Bass break:
G
e|--3---/7--5-3-------------------------|
B|----------------3--5---3--3--1---0~---|
G|--4---/7--5-4---4--5---4--4--2---0~---|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
