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Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison

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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.

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|--------------------------------------|

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Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison