Brown Eyed Girl Tab

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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.
 
 
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--------|
 
 
[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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
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|--------------------------------------|
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Its pretty easy to hear if you listen to the song and play it how you feel it. I'll give you how I strum the first part. All the other strumming are pretty close to the same. v v ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ ^ e|-------3--3-----3-------0--0-----0-------3--3-----3---2--2--0--2--| B|-------3--3-----3-------1--1-----1-------3--3-----3---3--3--3--3--| G|--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2--| D|--0--0-0--0--0--0--2--2-2--2--0--2--0--0-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--| A|--2--2-------2-----3--3-------3-----2--2-------2------0--0--------| E|--3--3-------3-----x--x-------x-----3--3-------3------------------| Its alot easier to show strumming than write it. This is how I strum it. Like I said, feel it and it will sound fine. Sorry, best I could do real quick. Hope it helps.

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perfect tab dude...

Here is a strieght version of 1-2-3 strumming. No skipping strings or adding sus chords. I put the 1-2-3 on top and the direction af the strum at the bottom. You can use a different strumming direction. Just make sure it doesn't sound choppy. I had to put - between the 123 and v^, otherwise it doesn't come out right as you can see on my earlier post. -|-1--1-2--1-2-3-1--1-2--1-2-3-1--1-2--1-2-3-1--1-2--1-2-3--| e|-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3~-0-0~-0-0-0-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-2~-2-2~-2-2-2--| B|-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3~-1-1~-1-1-1-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-3~-3-3~-3-3-3--| G|-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-2~-2-2~-2-2-2--| D|-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0~-2-2~-2-2-2-0~-0-0~-0-0-0-0~-0-0~-0-0-0--| A|-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-3~-3-3~-3-3-3-2~-2-2~-2-2-2-0~-0-0~-0-0-0--| E|-3~-3-3~-3-3-3---------------3~-3-3~-3-3-3----------------| -|-v--v-^--^-v-^-v--v-^--^-v-^-v--v-^--^-v-^-v--v-^--^-v-^--| Hope this helps.