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Crystal Gayle - Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm7, G7, Bm7, E7, D7, F, Em7, Dm, F/g/G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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CAmDm7G7CAmDm7G7
CDon’tknowAmwhenI’veDm7beensoG7blue
CDon’tknowAmwhat’s Bm7comeoverE7you
AmYou’vefound CsomeoneDm7newD7
AndFdon’titmakemyEm7browneyesDm7blueG7
CI’llbeAmfinewhenDm7you’reG7gone
CI’lljustAmcryallBm7nightE7long
AmSayitCisn’tDm7trueD7
AndFdon’titmakemyEm7browneyesCblue
AmTellmenoEm7secrets,FtellmesomeClies
AmGivemenoEm7reasons,givemeFalibis
AmTellmeyouEm7lovemeandFdon’tletmeCcry
DmSay Em7anythingbutFdon’tsay F/Ggoodbye
CIdidn’tAmmeantoDm7treatyouG7bad
CDidn’tAmknowjustBm7whatIE7had
ButAmhoneyCnowID7do
AndFdon’titmakemyEm7browneyes,
Fdon’titmakemyEm7browneyes
FDon’titmakemyF/GbrowneyesCblue.
CAmDm7G7CAmDm7G7
FDon’titmakemyEm7browneyes,
Fdon’titmakemyEm7browneyes
FDon’titmakemyG7browneyesCblue.
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ArtistCrystal Gayle
AlbumClassic Crystal
GenresCountry, Pop
Year1979
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Crystal Gayle - 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

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

C to Am

2. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

To move from Am to Dm7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

Am to Dm7

3. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Dm7 to G7

4. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

G7 to C

5. Am → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from Am to Bm7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm7 to E7:

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. C → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from C to Dm7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Dm7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. D7 → F chord transition

To move from D7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. F → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Em7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger, ring finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

12. Em7 → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to Dm7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Em7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Am → Em7 chord transition

Switching from Am to Em7:

  1. While playing Am, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

15. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

16. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Dm → Em7 chord transition

To move from Dm to Em7:

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. F → F/g/G chord transition

Switching from F to F/g/G:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

19. F/g/G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F/g/G to C:

  1. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. C → D7 chord transition

To move from C to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. G7 → F chord transition

To move from G7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

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%
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