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Brown Eyed Girl

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Bass Tab for Brown Eyed Girl

Performed by: Van Morrison
Composed By: Van Morrison
This song is published by UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC and displayed here with permission.
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BROWN EYED GIRL (Bassline)
As recorded by Van Morrison
(From the 1967 Album T.B. SHEETS)

Words and Music by Van Morrison

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

Intro
Moderate Rock Q=140
4/4
Gtr I
H E E Q q Q E E Q q E E E E E E
|-------------|--------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|--------2-2-4-4-|
|-------------|-----------2--|-3----3---------|
|--------0-2--|-3-------3----|----------------|


Q Q E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-5---------------|------------------|
|---------2-4-(4)-|-5----------------|
|-----------------|------0-(0)-1--2--|


q Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E +E Q E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------2--4--|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-----------2-(2)-|-3----3-------|---------2-4-(4)-|-5---------------|
|-3-------3-------|--------------|-----------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


1st Verse
H E E E E Q E E Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|--------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------4--|-5--------------|-----------------|
|----------2-2-|-3----3-2-----|----------2-4-4-|-5---------------|
|-3------3-----|--------------|----------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


H E E Q Q E E Q Q H E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-------------|--------2--4--|-5------------|-----------------|
|--------0-2--|-3----3-------|--------2-4-4-|-5---------------|
|-3-----------|--------------|--------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


q Q E E Q Q. E Q E E Q. E E E E E Q. E +E Q E
|--------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------2--4-4-|-5--------------|-----------------|
|-----------2--|-3----3--------|----------2-4-4-|-5---------------|
|-3-------3----|---------------|----------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


H E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------2-2-4-4-|-5--------------|---------------|
|----------2-2-|-3----3---------|----------2-4-4-|-5----5---0-2--|
|-3------3-----|----------------|----------------|---------------|


H +E E E E Q. E E E Q Q. E +E Q E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|------------4--|-5---------------|-2----2-2------|
|-3----(3)-0-3-4-|-5----5---x----|------------2--5-|----------0-2--|
|----------------|---------------|------3-(3)------|---------------|


Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E Q E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------5-----|-----------------|---------3---4--|
|-3----3-(3)-0-4--|-5----5-(5)-/7---(7)-|------2-(2)-3--0-|-5---5-5---5----|
|-----------------|---------------------|-3---------------|----------------|


2nd and 3rd Verse
$
H E E Q Q. E Q Q H +E E Q Q. E +E Q E
|-------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-5-----------|--------2--4--|-5----(5)------|-----------------|
|----------2--|-3----3-------|----------2-4--|-5---------------|
|--------3----|--------------|---------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


H +E E Q Q. E E E E E H +E E Q Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------2---3---4-|-5----(5)------|-----------------|
|------------2--|-3--------------|----------2-4--|-5---------------|
|-3----(3)-3----|----------------|---------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


H +E E Q Q. E Q Q H +E E Q Q. E +E Q E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------2--4--|-5----(5)------|-----------------|
|------------2--|-3----3-------|----------2-4--|-5---------------|
|-3----(3)-3----|--------------|---------------|------0-(0)-1--2-|


H E E Q Q. E Q Q H E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|--------2--4--|-5-----------|---------------|
|----------2--|-3----3-------|--------2-4--|-5----5---0-2--|
|-3------3----|--------------|-------------|---------------|


Q E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +E Q E Q. E E E Q
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------5-|-2------2------|
|-3----3---0-3-4-|-5----5-5------|------2-(2)-5----|------2---0-2--|
|----------------|-------------0-|-3---------------|---------------|


Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E Q E Q. E +E E E E Q. E H
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
|------2-(2)------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|
|-3----------0-4--|-5---------------|------2-(2)-3-3-4-|-5----5-5----|
|-----------------|------2-(2)-5--2-|-3----------------|-------------|


To Coda
E E Q E E Q E E E E +Q +S S S S
|---------------|-7-----7-(7)--(7)-7------||
|---7--------7--|---7---------------------||
|-5--------5----|-----5-------------------||
|---------------|--------------------0-2s=||


Chorus
Q. E +E E E E E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|
|--------------0-2-|-3------------------|------2-(2)--3-4--|-5--------------|
|-3----3-(3)-3-----|---0--1-(1)-2---(2)-|-3--3-------------|----------------|


Q. E +E Q E E Q E E E Q Q. E E E E E E Q E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5----5-(5)------|--------2---4-|-5--------------|-----------------|
|------------2--5-|-3-3--3---3---|------2---3---4-|-5-5--5-5-5---5--|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|


Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------7-5\--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


D.S. al Coda
H +E E Q Q. E Q Q H E E Q Q. E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------2--4--|-5-----------|------------5---|
|------------2--|-3----3-------|----------2--|-5----3-5s7---7-|
|-3----(3)-3----|--------------|--------3----|----------------|


Chorus
&
Q. E +E E Q E Q E +E Q E Q Q +E Q E E Q E +E Q E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|------2-(2)-3--4-|-5--------------|----------------o||
||o--------------2--|-3-3-------------|----2--(2)-3--4-|-5----------0---o||
||--3----3-(3)-3----|-----------------|----------------|---0--2-(2)---2--||


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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Comments on this version of the 'Brown Eyed Girl' bass tabComments on this version of the 'Brown Eyed Girl' bass tab

xConcealerxxConcealerx March 27, 2009 at 6:51 pm
when i get my book back from a friend with this in it i'll take a better look but i think it is close
Ryansaved4Ryansaved4 August 17, 2009 at 7:18 pm
what do the letters on top of the tabs mean? ( E, +E, and Q)

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