Crystal Gayle - Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar F/G chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [Am] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [Am] [Dm7] [G7]
[C]Don’t know [Am]when I’ve [Dm7]been so [G7]blue
[C]Don’t know [Am]what’s come[Bm7]over [E7]you
[Am]You’ve found some[C]one [Dm7]new [D7]
And [F]don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes [Dm7]blue [G7]
[verse 2]
[C]I’ll be [Am]fine when [Dm7]you’re [G7]gone
[C]I’ll just [Am]cry all [Bm7]night [E7]long
[Am]Say it [C]isn’t [Dm7]true [D7]
And [F]don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes [C]blue
[verse 3]
[Am]Tell me no [Em7]secrets, [F]tell me some [C]lies
[Am]Give me no [Em7]reasons, give me [F]ali[C]bis
[Am]Tell me you [Em7]love me and [F]don’t let me [C]cry
[Dm]Say any[Em7]thing but [F]don’t say good[F/G]bye
[Closing]
[C]I didn’t [Am]mean to [Dm7]treat you [G7]bad
[C]Didn’t [Am]know just [Bm7]what I [E7]had
But [Am]honey [C]now I [D7]do
[chorus]
And [F]don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes,
[F]don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes
[F]Don’t it make my [F/G]brown eyes [C]blue.
[interlude]
[C] [Am] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [Am] [Dm7] [G7]
[chorus]
[F]Don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes,
[F]don’t it make my [Em7]brown eyes
[F]Don’t it make my [G7]brown eyes [C]blue.
How to play Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Crystal Gayle,üi - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue on guitar requires 11 chords and 21 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue uses these transitions most often: C → Am (13), Dm7 → G7 (8), and Em7 → F (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Am chord transition.
1. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
2. Am → Dm7 chord transition
To move from Am to Dm7;
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
3. Dm7 → G7 chord transition
To move from Dm7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 1.
4. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
5. Am → Bm7 chord transition
To move from Am to Bm7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
6. Bm7 → E7 chord transition
To move from Bm7 to E7;
- While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
7. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
8. C → Dm7 chord transition
To move from C to Dm7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
9. Dm7 → D7 chord transition
To move from Dm7 to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
10. D7 → F chord transition
To move from D7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
11. F → Em7 chord transition
To move from F to Em7;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger, ring finger, and pinky.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
12. Em7 → Dm7 chord transition
To move from Em7 to Dm7;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
13. Em7 → C chord transition
To move from Em7 to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
14. Am → Em7 chord transition
To move from Am to Em7;
- While playing Am, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
15. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
16. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
17. Dm → Em7 chord transition
To move from Dm to Em7;
- While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
18. F → F/g/G chord transition
To move from F to F/g/G;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.
19. F/g/G → C chord transition
To move from F/g/G to C;
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
20. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
21. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.
- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue includes 86 chord transitions, 21 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → Am: 10%
- C → Dm: 5%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → C: 16%
- Am → Em7: 0%