Big Eyes Chords
by Cheap Trick
Big Eyes by Cheap Trick is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, G, B, C, B5 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
artist: Cheap Trick
author: Rick Nielsen
title: Big Eyes
album: In Color and in Black and White/At Budokan
tuning: Standard E A D G B E
Guitar Tablature by John Dissinger
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--INTRO--
spoken: big eyes!
E-------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3--------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4---------| x2
A---------------1-------2-------------------------|
E-12----------2-----------------------------------|
slide------------------------------------------|
D B
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------| x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|
--VERSE ONE--
G
It's not the way you look
It's not the way you walk
C
Your eyes are somethin' good
You know they're clear and bright
It's not the color of your hair
G rock shuffle C
E------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------6--------|
G------------------------5--------5--------|
D------------------------5--------5--------|
A--5--5--7--5------------3--------3--------|
E--3--3--3--3-etc...--------then-----------|
--CHORUS ONE--
D B
Big eyes, I keep falling for those
Big eyes, they keep calling my name
(repeat)
D B
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------| x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|
--VERSE TWO--
You're such a losing cause
Why don't you go and get lost
Who says you write the laws
You're such a losing cause
Go on, get outta here
guitar 1 plays same pattern as verse one, guitar 2 plays following lead fill
repeatedly
1/2
E------------3----|
B----------3------|
G-----5^----------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
b
--CHORUS TWO-- (same as chorus one, except it is played only once)
--BRIDGE--
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------|
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------1------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0---2---------------|
E--------------------2-3-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------0----| x2
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------0-----1------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0----1-----2--------|
E--------------------2-3--------------------------2----------------|
--SOLO--
ain't doin it
--VERSE THREE--
lyrics: repeat verse two, then verse one
guitar: plays stock verse pattern twice, second time with palm muting
--CHORUS THREE--
same as chorus two
--VARIATION ON INTRO--
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-----------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4-vib--| x3
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3---|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3-----|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4------| x1
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|
--CHORUS FOUR--
lyrics: same as chorus one
D B
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---7----4------------------|
D---7----4------------------| x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0--------|
E---------------------3-0---|
D B
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---7----4---------------------------------|
D---7----4---------------------------------| x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------------3-0-------------3-0--|
D B
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4------------------------------------------------------| x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0----------------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0-----------|
D B
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------| x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-vib-------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0----------------|
--OUTRO--
guitars 1, 2 and bass guitar: noise and palm muted strumming centered
around B chord
then a single strum of B5
lyrics: Big eyes
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------| x1
A------1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------3-0-------------3-0--|
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FROM: GLEN NORMAN PAVAN
ARTIST: CHEAP TRICK
TITLE: BIG EYES
ALBUM: IN COLOR/AT BUDAKAN
TUNING: STANDARD E A D G
12 STRING BASS ARRANGED FOR FOUR STRING BASS HA HA
GUITAR INTRO
G-------------------------4------3-7--------------------------4-----3-7---|
D---------------1-5---2-5------4--------------------1-5---2-5-----4-------|
A----1-5------2----------------------------1-5----2-----------------------|
E--2-------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
BASS INTRO
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------5-6-7-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(GUITAR AND BASS TOGETHER HEREAFTER, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED)
CHORUS
A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-|
VERSE
(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK ??????
(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK
(C) YOUR EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD
(C) YOU KNOW THEY'RE CLEAR AND BRIGHT
(G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR
CHORUS
A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0--------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----|
BIG EYES I K F I F T (I KEEP FALL-ING FOR THOSE)
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE TWO
(G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE
(G) WHY DON'T YOU GO GET LOST
(C) WHO SAYS YOU WRITE THE LAWS
(G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE GO ON GET OUTTA HERE
CHORUS
BRIDGE
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2----------------------------2-1-2-------------1-5-------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2-5--------------2-3-2-0---2-----------------|
E--------------------2-3----------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2-------------------------2-1-2-----------------------1-5---|
A--------2-3-2-0--------2-5------------2-3-2-0-------1-5---2-------|
E-------------------2-3----------------------------2---------------|
BASS PLAYS THE BRIDGE THROUGH TWICE
GUITAR PLAYS THE BRIDGE ONCE AND SOLOS THE SECOND TIME
THIRD VERSE (BASS ONLY)
(G) OH... IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK
(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK
(C) YOU EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD
(G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR
CHORUS
INTRO (BOTH GUITAR AND BASS) TWICE
OUTRO
A----------------------1-2-1-0--------------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-------3-0-|
BIG EYES, I K F I F T BIG EYES T K C I M NAME
A----------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0--------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0---------3-0---------3-0-0--------------|_______(HOLD)
A CAPPELLA
BIG EYES
A--1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----|
E----------3-0---------3-0-|
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