Lyin’ Eyes (Eagles) Guitar Lesson with TAB

Lyin' Eyes Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this guitar lesson, you get the TAB for how to play all sections of Lyin' Eyes, adapted to one acoustic guitar!


Lyin’ Eyes | TAB


I spent many hours considering how to best incorporate the guitars and bass from the original recording into one acoustic guitar arrangement.

Here’s what I came up with for the intro.

Lyin' Eyes TAB, Intro and instrumental.

Make sure you can see how all intervals played in relation to each chord make up the chord name, like this:

  • Cmaj13 starts with a Cmaj7, and then includes the 6th interval, 6 is the same as 13.
  • A7sus2 starts with an A5, then finds the b7 and 9, without a 3rd a 9 is a sus2.
  • D6add4 starts with a D6 then moves down and finds the the 4th and 3rd

Here’s the first verse.

Lyin' Eyes TAB, verse.

I’ve put in when to alternate the bass as chords here, but not with the chords and lyrics. On the recording, the bass alternates in both bars but it felt better to only do it in the first so: GG/DG, etc.



Here’s verse 2, make sure you compare it to verse 1!

Lyin' Eyes TAB, verse 2.

Only two bars are different, can you find them?

Here’s verse 3, now I can’t use a repeat sign as there are more changes, can you find them all?

Lyin' Eyes TAB, verse 3.


Finally, here’s the chorus. It’s not easy to play in a relaxed manner, but if you do, it’ll sound fantastic, especially if you have a few people singing harmony!

Lyin' Eyes TAB, chorus.


Lyin’ Eyes TAB | Related Pages


Lyin’ Eyes | Chords + Lyrics

Lyin' Eyes chords lesson.

You can learn to play Lyin’ Eyes by the Eagles using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

G | G | C | C |
City girls just seem to find out early…


Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics

When you can play the TAB for Lyin' Eyes, try these five tunes from the songbook.


Eagles tunes

Eagles wrote Lyin' Eyes.

Formed in Los Angeles, the Eagles released their debut album in 1972. They spent the next seven years becoming one of the biggest bands in the world.

Their best tunes include Take It Easy, Hotel California, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane, One Of These Nights, and Take It To The Limit.


Eagles On The Web

Listen to the Eagles on Spotify.


About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for Lyin' Eyes.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers Lyin’ Eyes. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.


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