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Hejira

Joni Mitchell

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Hejira - Joni Mitchell --------------------------------------- From the album 'Hejira' Tabbed by Howard Wright H.Wright@uk.ac.cf.astro First things first - the tuning. From low to high it is : CGDFGC In 'Joni' notation this is : C 7 7 3 2 5 which means start with a C on the bottom string, tune the 5th string to match the 7th fret of the bottom (6th) string, then tune the 4th string to match th 7th fret on the 5th string, and so on up the strings at frets 3,2 and 5 I'll just give you the chord shapes - the picking pattern is fairly similar throughout - start by picking out the bottom 3 strings (working from top to bottom) then hit one or two of the top strings. A bit vague I know, but you'll have to listen to the song to catch all the subtlelties. To give you a better idea, here is the intro bit in TAB : C---------------------------------------0----------| G---------------------------------------0----------| F---------0------------0------------0---------0----| D-------2----2-------2----2-------2---2-----2------| G-----2------------2------------2------------------| C--2------------2------------2---------------------| C-------------------------------------------0--------| G-------------------------------------------0--------| F----------0-------------0------------0----------0---| D-------3----3--------3----3-------3-----3-----3-----| G-----3-------------3------------3-------------------| C--3-------------3------------3----------------------| You should get the feel of the picking from this. By the way - don't be put off by the weird looking chord names. The names are tricky, but the shapes are easy ! Intro : ------- Dm11 Eb6/9 Dm11 Eb6/9 Verse : -------- C6/9 I'm travelling on some vehicle Fsus2add4 F Sitting in some cafe Fsus2add4 A defector from the petty wars F C that shell shock love away C6/9 There's comfort in melancholy Fsus2add4 F When there's no need to explain Fsus2add4 F It's just as natural as the weather C in this moody sky today Fadd9 In our possessive coupling C So much could not be expressed Fadd9 So now I am returning to myself Gadd9add4 G9add4 These things that you and I supressed Gadd9add4 Fadd9 I see something of myself in everyone C Just at this moment of the world Gadd9add4 As snow gathers like bolts of lace Fadd9 Waltzing on a ballroom girl Then back to the intro chords, and another verse... Shapes : -------- CGDFGC CGDFGC CGDFGC CGDFGC CGDFGC CGDFGC 222000 333000 002222 555555 557755 002200 Dm11 Eb6/9 C6/9 Fsus2add4 F C CGDFGC CGDFGC CGDFGC 555400 777600 777000 Fadd9 Gadd9add4 G9add4
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