Brown Eyed Girl • Guitar Lesson w/ Chords, Strumming, and Intro Tab (Van Morrison)

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🎸 ABOUT THIS LESSON
Hello there, my friends! In today's lesson I'll teach you how to play Brown Eyed Girl, the Van Morrison classic from 1967. I'll start off with a beginner-friendly walkthrough of things, including the chord shapes some basic strumming patterns. Later in the lesson I'll move into some more intermediate techniques, including a percussive strum pattern and a few ways to play the distinctive intro riff. I hope you enjoy!
0:00 Lesson Summary
1:44 Chord Shapes
4:33 Chord Progressions
7:43 Strumming - Basics
11:36 Strumming - Percussive Slaps
14:42 Intro - Basic Melody
16:52 Intro - Using Sixths
22:02 Intro - Hybrid Picking Tips
🎸 TECHNIQUES TO HELP WITH THIS SONG
How to Play G Major
songnotes.net/courses/chords/g
How to Play C Major
songnotes.net/courses/chords/c
How to Play D Major
songnotes.net/courses/chords/d
How to Play Em Major
songnotes.net/courses/chords/em
Percussive Slap Strum
songnotes.net/lessons/197/
Major Scales in Open Position
songnotes.net/lessons/477/
G Chord Finger Position Guide
songnotes.net/lessons/334/

[@user-jm9vu1dr5j]

Finally.. someone explaining things in a way I can follow and understand as a beginner.. thank you!

[@user-xc6su5sf4x]

I love that you also teach the number system here as well.
Hope you don't mind a keyboardist hanging out and learning Chords for the keyboard.
Learning a lot here.

[@esthert6416]

Love your lessons, you’re very intuitive about what the beginner student needs to know. Thank you.

[@user-xc6su5sf4x]

I just wanted to share with you that your lesson here actually helped me to learn what I needed to play this on keyboard.

[@mjbminer8381]

Great lesson ! You made it easy to learn. I have been playing for years.

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[@coolcat7293]

This lesson looks easier to learn hopefully it will help me. Thank you.

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[@hanswalraven4409]

What a great lesson Dave. Thanks a lot. I’m going to study on it. Hope you have more lessons!

[@davejames3728]

A true master playing a masterpiece thanks Dave

[@GarethWheat-rz3kk]

Always awesome

[@annaderksen2115]

Love this
Thank you

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[@Stevenallowishus]

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[@jonathanmaroney4727]

Hey Dave, was trying to find good lesson online for Billy Joels "Anthony's song" (moving out). Haven't found anything too helpful. If you have any interest in learning the song and maybe giving a lesson it would be greatly appreciated. I know translating from the piano to the guitar is no easy task. Plus, I'm sure it's a fun song to play once mastered. Either way thanks for all the work you're putting into these videos not many people out there are breaking things down so well as you are my friend keep up the good work!

[@davejames3728]

Again thanks David. You say Van Morrison plays it at 150 BPM what do you actually play it at?

[@coraroche5596]

Guitar

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[@steveavant9727]

I’m confused and hope I don’t put my ignorance on display. If the intro riff is in 6ths, we’re starting on G and B, which is thirds and the entire intro seems to be in thirds. What do you mean by sixths? Wouldn’t sixths be G as the root and the sixth would be E? Thanks for a great lesson.

[@oldmal60]

You are correct about G root and E.

[@steveavant9727]

@@oldmal60 yeah, I was really hoping someone would jump in and explain that. David?

[@BabaSteves]

Depends how you look at it (1)B, (2)C, (3)D, (4)E, (5)F#, (6)G……6th up or
(1)G, (2)A, (3)B….. 3rd up

[@oldmal60]

I'm pretty sure for the D use a D7.

[@His0ka]

I like Songs more you can do with only 1 guitar

[@garysmith4070]

Gary Smith, I really enjoy your teaching, thankyou