Indigo Eyes Chords & Tabs
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Indigo Eyes - Peter Murphy
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Tabbed by: Myself, Special thanks to Pitada72 on Youtube for help with the chords.
Email: misuerdomino@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Played with a twelve-string guitar. Otherwise, use chorus or your own preferred effect
achieve the sound.
Verse Riff & Chords:
The riff is finger picked and continues for the duration of the verse. The chords are
by the bass but can be played as is.
B A F# F#
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--5-----5----5-|--5-----5----5-|--5-----5----5-|--5-----5----5|
G|------4----4---|------4----4---|------4----4---|------4----4--|
D|----4----4-----|----4----4-----|----4----4-----|----4----4----|
A|--2------------|--0------------|---------------|--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|--2------------|--2-----------|
Verse Variation
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/peter_murphy/indigo_eyes_tab.html ]
This occurs before the vocals come in, as well as after the chorus. The A strum begins
the last eighth of the previous measure. The last measure of G occurs at the end of the
Variation the second time through and leads into the Verse.
A A G G
e|---5-5-|--5--|----5-5-|-5-3---|--3--3--2-|
B|---5-5-|--5--|----5-5-|-5-3---|--3--3--4-|
G|---6-6-|--6--|----6-6-|-6-4---|--4--4--4-|
D|---7-7-|--7--|----7-7-|-7-5---|--5--5--4-|
A|---7-7-|--7--|----7-7-|-7-5---|--5--5--2-|
E|---5-5-|--5--|----5-5-|-5-3---|--3--3----|
Verse Lead Riff
After the Verse Variation occurs for the first time, this riff punctuates the end of
verse progression. The last measure is added towards the end of the song.
e|-----------19--|---19--21h--19p---|
B|---19--19------|------------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|
Chorus Chords: B, F#, A, E
B F# A E
With grey desire, he looks out mad his soft grey