Brown Eyed Girl

How to play Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison on guitar

Brown Eyed Girl is a great beginner song because it uses familiar open chords and a bright, upbeat feel. You get a steady, singable groove that sounds good fast, so it feels rewarding right away.

All the shapes are open, so you do not need any barre chords here. The main thing to watch is the quick move between G, C, G, and D, since that change comes up often and needs to stay clean.

Start by looping G to C slowly until the switch feels easy, then add G to D. Once your fingers land on the shapes without hesitation, keep the full cycle going and gradually bring it up to tempo.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.