Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
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] Hey, where di[C]d we go [G] days whe[D]n the rain came
[G] Down in the [C]hollow [G] play[D]ing a new game
[G] Laughing, and[C] a running, hey,[G] hey Skippi[D]ng and a jumping
[G] in the misty [C]morning fog, [G]with [D7] our hearts a thum[C]pin' and you,
[D7] my brown eye[G]d girl[Em]
[C] You, m[D7]y brown eye[G]d girl[D]
[G] Whatever [C]happened [G] to Tuesda[D]y and so slow
[G] Going down to th[C]e old mine Wi[G]th a tran[D]sistor radio
[G] Standing in th[C]e sunlight laugh[G]ing Hiding b[D]ehind a rainbow's wall
[G] Slipping and [C]a slidin[G]g All alo[D7]ng the waterfal[C]l With you,
[D7] my brown ey[G]ed girl[Em]
[C] You, m[D7]y brown ey[G]ed girl
Interlude:
[D7] Do you remember when we us[G]ed to sing
[G] Sha la l[C]a la la la[G] la la la l[D7]ala de da (x2)
La de [G]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] So hard t[C]o find my w[G]ay, Now that[D] I'm all on my own
[G] I saw you[C] just the other [G]day, [D]My how you have grown
[G] Cast my memor[C]y back there, [G]Lord Sometim[D]e I'm overcome thinking 'bout
[G] Making love in th[C]e green gra[G]ss Behin[D7]d the stadi[C]um with you
[D7] My brown eyed [G]girl[Em]
[C] You [D7]my brown eyed[G] 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|--------------------------------------|
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