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The Dawntreader

Joni Mitchell

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From: tino@astro.uva.nl

The Dawntreader
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Artist: 	  Joni Mitchell
>From album        Song to a seagull (her debut album!)
Transcribed by:   Tino Meinen  tino@astro.uva.nl
Tuning (low to high) D G D D A D  (D57075 in Joni Mitchell notation)

As string number 3 and 4 are tuned to the same D, The picking of the
chords is ambiguous, but as the third string has a totally different
tonal color beeing tuned that low, I think my picking is the same as Joni's.
I've indicated the fingering of the right hand for the first two bars:
Thumb(p)
fingers(i,m,a)

The three base notes in the third bar should be strummed with the thumb.
As Joni goes high up on her board (up to fret number 15), I labeled the
higher frets with letters because I did not want to disturb the time
vs distance in the TAB score:

frets   123456789  10 11 12 13 14 15
in TAB: 123456789  A  B  C  D  E  F

  Dm7sus2         Cmaj7sus2       D         D4        D
D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|
A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|
D|--E-------E---0---9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|
D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|
G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|
D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|
  p i m a m i p i                     p     p i a i   p   a     p
                                      p   p p   m   p p   i   p
                                  p     p               p   p

  Dno3            Dm7             D7sus4
D|------0---------------0--------|------0---------------0--------|
A|----0---0-----------0---0------|----0---0---------------0------|
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0---0|--0-------0---0-----0-----0---0|
D|7-----------7---A-----------A--|5-----------5-----5---------0--|
G|7---------------A--------------|5---------------5--------------|
D|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------|
   Peridots and periwinkle        blue medallions

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|
A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|
D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|
D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|
G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|
D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|
  Gilded galleons spilled across the ocean floor

D|------0---------------0--------|------0---------------0--------|
A|----0---0-----------0---0------|----0---0---------------0------|
D|--0-------0---0---0-------0---0|--0-------0---0-----0-----0---0|
D|7-----------7---A-----------A--|5-----------5-----5---------0--|
G|7---------------A--------------|5---------------5--------------|
D|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------|
  Treasure somewhere in the sea and he will find where

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|
A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|
D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|
D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|
G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|
D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|
  Never mind their questions there's no answer for

  D7sus4    D6          A4
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----0---------------0-----0----|--------------------0-----0----|
D|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|
D|5-----5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|
G|5-----5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|
D|0-----0---0---0-0--------------|0---0-0---0---0-0--------------|
  The roll of the harbor wake      The song that the rigging makes

D|-------------------------------|------0---------0-----------0--|
A|--------------------0-----0----|------0---0-----0---0-------0--|
D|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|--0---0---------0-----------0--|
D|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|0---0-------0---------0---0----|
G|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|0---0-----------------0---0----|
D|0---0-0---0---0-0--------------|5---5-----------------5---5----|
  The tase of the spray he takes and he learnes to live, He aches and he

                                  Bbmaj7
D|------0---------0-----------0--|------0-----0-------0----------|
A|------0---------0-----------0--|------0-----0---------0-----0--|
D|--0---0---------0-----------0--|--0---0-----0-----------3-----0|
D|2---2-----2-2-------2-2---2----|3---3-----3-------3-------3----|
G|2---2-----2-2-------2-2---2----|3---3-----3-----3--------------|
D|0---0--------------------------|0---0-----0--------------------|
  learnes to live, he stakes all his silver

  G7sus4          G
D|----------0-----------0--------|----------0-----------0--------|
A|3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2--|3-----3-----3---2-----------0--|
D|----0---------0-----0-----0---0|----0---------0-----0-----0----|
D|--3-----3---------0-----0------|--3-----3---------0-----0------|
G|0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0---0-----0--------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   on a promise to be free        Mermaids live in colonies

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|
A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|
D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|
D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|
G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|
D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|
          all his seadreams   come  to me

City satins left at home  I will not need them
I believe him when he tells of loving me
Something truthfull in the sea your lies will find you
Leave behind your streets he said and come to me
Come down from the neon nights
Come down from the tourist sites
Run down till the rain delights you
You do not hide
Sunlight will renew your pride
Skin white by skin golden
Like a promise to be free
Dolphins playing in the sea
All his seadreams come to me

Seabird I have seen you fly above the pilings
I am smiling at your circles in the air
I will come and sit by you wile he lies sleeping
Fold your fleet wings I have brought some dreams to share
A dream that you love someone
A dream that the wars are done
A dream that you tell no one but the gray sea
They'll say that you're crazy
And a dream of a baby rm
Like a promise to be free
Children laughing out to sea
All his seadreams come to me
All his seadreams come to me