The Sun Is In Your Eyes
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: F#Capotraste:
4th traste
open tuning: DAEGAd!
capo on 4
based on the video "Jacob Collier - The Sun Is In Your Eyes (live from TED)" from April
2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9XUeBq02w
! if you want to play along to the voice memo version published in Jan 2021, put your
capo on 3, as it is a
semi-tone lower. The chord structure is a bit simpler there too though, so it will not
quite sound the same.
the entire song consists of always evolving, glistening arpeggios
based on the following 13 chord shapes - sometimes plucked, sometimes hammered-on or
pulled-off,
sometimes all strings are used, sometimes not.
chord shapes in open tuning (but relative to capo):
1. D 0-0/2-2-2-0-0
2. Em11 223000
3. Em11add6 240000
4. Em11add6(2) 243000
5. F#m#5addb9 455000
6. Gadd9 557000
7. G6add9 577000
8. Bm7 9-9-10-x-0-0
9. A7sus4add6 790000
10. A11 709000
11. A#6add#9 8-10-9-0-x-0
12. E7 2x4xx0
13. Gm6 5760x0
there they are once again as tab:
D Em11 Em11add6 Em11add6 F#m#5addb9 Gadd9 G6add9 Bm7 A7sus4add6 A11
d|--0-----0-------0---------0-----------0----------0-------0--------0-------0--------0--
A|--0-----0-------0---------0-----------0----------0-------0--------0-------0--------0--
G|--2-----0-------0---------0-----------0----------0-------0--------x-------0--------0--
E|--2-----3-------0---------3-----------5----------7-------7--------10------0--------9--
A|--0/2---2-------4---------4-----------5----------5-------7--------9-------9--------0--
D|--0-----2-------2---------2-----------4----------5-------5--------9-------7--------7--
A#6add#9 E7 Gm6
----0-------0-----0--|
----x-------x-----x--|
----0-------x-----0--|
----9-------4-----6--|
----10------x-----7--|
----8-------2-----5--|
e.g. the first two lines, both on the D chord, are arpeggiated like so (h= hammer on,
d|----------0-----------------0-------------0---|--------------0-----------------------
A|----------0----------------(0)------------0---|--------------0-------------0---------
G|---------(2)----------------------------------|----------------------------0---------
E|------2------2--p0h2h3------------0h2---------|------0h2-----------0--h3------h3---h2
A|----------------------h2-(2)--2---------------|--------------------0h2------h2-------
D|---0------------0---------0------------0------|---0-------------0--------0-------0---
p= pull off):
---0--------|
------------|
------------|
-----2------|
------------|
-0------0---|
[Verse]
D
The sun is in your eyes
D
The sun is in your eyes
Bm7
Throw me the cold
A7sus4add6 A11 D
Throw me the cold, cold water of your smile again
D
To take me by surprise
D
You take me by surprise
Bm7
Throw me the bold
A7sus4add6 A11 D
Throw me the bold, bold treasure of your lips again
[Chorus]
Bm7 A7sus4add6 D
And where I ----- go
Em11 Em11add6 Em11
You lead me in the right direction
Gadd9 G6add9 Gadd9
With your love as my protection
D
I’ll be a world of your projection
Bm7 A7sus4add6 D
And where I ----- go
Em11 Em11add6 Em11
Singing songs of your affection
F#m#5addb9 Gadd9 G6add9 Gadd9
With rhymes to your perfection
A#6add#9
In my eyes see a reflection
D
Of you
[Outro]
E7
I see you clearly now
Gm6
I hold you dearly now
D
The sun is in my eyes
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How to play The Sun Is In Your Eyes
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.