Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes - Guitar Lesson

Rated PG

2019 5:07

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About In Your Eyes

Few songs in the Pop Rock catalogue sit in quite the groove that this one does. Running at 98 BPM in D major, "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel has a rolling, mid-tempo feel that rewards a relaxed right hand rather than any forced attack. The guitar work centres on a repetitive, hypnotic chord pattern that is deceptively easy to rush, so keeping that pulse steady is the real discipline here. The voicings themselves are not technically complex, but landing them cleanly while maintaining the song's flowing, almost percussive feel takes some patience. The outro section builds in texture and intensity, and if you want to work through how the parts layer up there, looping it slowed down with the Practice Toolbar is genuinely useful. E Standard tuning means no retuning is needed, making this a great piece to sit with and focus purely on feel, dynamics, and clean chord changes.

• The song sits in D major at 98 BPM, a mid-tempo feel that demands a relaxed, consistent strumming hand rather than aggressive attack.
• The chord pattern is repetitive and groove-driven, so the real challenge is maintaining an even, flowing feel across the full length of the song.
• No alternate tuning is required as the song uses E Standard, letting you focus entirely on rhythm, dynamics, and clean left-hand chord changes.