Brown Eyed Girl Guitar Lesson (LEAD) -- What No One Has Covered Yet On YouTube

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Today I wanted to share something with you that no one has done online…
And that is...
An in-depth breakdown of the LEAD guitar part for "Brown Eyed Girl."
This goes on top of the easy strumming chords.
It’s a perfect example of how a lead guitarist can mix into a band.
How to effortlessly flow from rhythm, to lead, and everything in between.
Who wrote Brown Eyed Girl?
The timeless classic "Brown Eyed Girl" was written and sung by the iconic Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was recorded in March 1967 at A&R Studios in New York City. “Brown Eyed Girl” was first released as a single in June 1967 on Bang Records.
The track was produced by Bert Berns and features backing vocals by the Sweet Inspirations, a gospel group. It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
It was also included in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at No. 117. And of course, it’s been covered by numerous artists, including Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Carpenters.
Fun Fact:
The line "Making love in the green grass" caused the song to be banned by some radio stations in the 1960s due to its perceived suggestive nature.
"Brown Eyed Girl" remains a classic still to this day. I used to cover it with my first band two decades ago, and it’s still called and played at parties all the time.
Is Brown Eyed Girl easy to play on guitar?
“Brown Eyed Girl” is a good song for beginners to learn as it only uses 4 chords total. You can also use the same strumming pattern throughout the entire song. While the chords are pretty straightforward the only difficult part is that there are certain sections in the tune where you’ll have to count bars and stay on track with the vocals. For example the bass solo there is a break and you have to know when to come back in. And before the chorus, there is a slight change in the progression. But the good news is, if you get off, it’s relatively easy to get back on track. This is because the majority of the song follows the same repeated chord progression over and over which makes it a good song to jam on for beginners.
Brown Eyed Girl Guitar Chords
To play “Brown Eyed Girl” on guitar you’ll need to know 4 chords G, C, D, and Em. Let’s take a look at some common ways these 4 chords can be played in an open position on the guitar.
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[@uberjam-sam8512]

Great lesson as always. This is a great exercise in tasty playing and seeing the neck in more interesting ways. I am trying to learn the note names and this is a great way to just stop and test myself about what the shapes are doing both harmonics and in terms of note names. Tyvm

[@DogatHeart]

I've always loved this song, especially that lead guitar part ! Thank you. You've got that Tele dialed in.. sounds perfect.

[@johnrincon4491]

Great lesson, well prepared, and a talented musician!

[@RobCastro]

Love that hybrid picking at 6:01. Reminds me of Steve Cropper’s Soul Man. Tastefully done.

[@pc6600]

Steve was an awesome guitar player.. Nobody is better than Donald Duck D u n n. The blues brothers lives forever.

[@merman1979]

Awesome!!! Thanks so much for this Jon.

[@LaurenceWindy]

Wow, what a fantastic lesson

[@jimsteele9559]

Great, was waiting for this one. Cool. Thanks.

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

Awesome tutorial!!🎸🎸

[@TommySG1]

Great lesson man, thank you 🤙

[@dirtyharry292]

Great thanks Jon. Would love to see some Tom Petty/Mike Campbell solos that are missing on you tube, Last Dance Mary Jane (Petty's live solo); You Wreck Me etc. EVen Campbells great solo at the end of Runnin Down a Dream! Great channel love your work.

[@steveng4596]

Thank you

[@LMacNeill]

There's an alternate take of this song on the album _The Complete Bang Sessions,_ and the lead (including the intro) is completely different. Makes you wonder how many takes they did, and was the lead different every time? Seems like whoever was playing lead was just vamping over the G, D, C, D progression. It's neat to listen to the alternate take and hear how it might've been, had they released that version of the song instead of the one they did.

[@karlthefox4605]

Wow ! ... When I nail this, I might have to get a new guitar ... Family joke,
*But, seriously

[@pc6600]

Awesome teaching.. But john i'm sorry you're wrong. Marty schwartz Teached the song years ago..

[@iananslow494]

So what

[@michaelthomas9992]

Teached???