Chords of: Brown Eyed Girl by: Van Morrison. (G, Gmaj7, D, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison is in C Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → D → C → G → D6 → G → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:54 | 29% |
| C | 0:40 | 22% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:26 | 14% |
| D7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| D | 0:18 | 10% |
| Em | 0:06 | 3% |
| D7/F# | 0:04 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 2% |
F#m7 – Gmaj7 – C – F#m7b5 – G – F#m7b5/E – C#m7b5 – D – G – D7/F# – G – C – F#m7b5 – C6 – Bm7 – C#m7b5 – D – G – C – G – D6 – G – C – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – C – Gmaj7 – A7/C# – D – G – C – Gmaj7 – D – C – D7 – Gmaj7 – Em – C – D – G – D7 – G – C – G – D7 – F – G – …
