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Big Yellow Taxi tab by Joni Mitchell

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                           BIG YELLOW TAXI - Joni Mitchell
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                        from the album 'Ladies of the Canyon', 1970


Originally sent by Harlan Thompson

Corrections/additions by Howard Wright ([email protected])


TUNING: Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE

(You might also need a capo on the 3rd fret - I'm not sure)
All chord shapes given at the end.

Intro :
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Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramA major 6A6  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramA major 6A6  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramB6B6  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramB6B6  Chord diagramBB

Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA/EA/E Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE MajorE   etc


Verse :
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       Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramA major 6A6      Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE MajorE
They ...

         Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramA major 6A6        Chord diagramBB            Chord diagramB6B6        Chord diagramE MajorE
With a ..


CHORUS:
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 Chord diagramE5E5             Chord diagramEMaj7Emaj7
Don't ..

          Chord diagramA/EA/E                                   Chord diagramE MajorE
That ..

       Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramA major 6A6       Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramB6B6       Chord diagramE MajorE
They ..

 Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA/EA/E Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE MajorE                   Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramA/EA/E Chord diagramE MajorE
(Choo           ...
They ...
And ..
CHORUS

Hey ..
Give ..
please
CHORUS

Late ..
And a ..
CHORUS TWICE (with only one chooo bop... at each end)

They ..)
They ..

Chord Shapes :
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     Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramA/EA/E  Chord diagramE7E7    Chord diagramA major 6A6    Chord diagramB6B6   Chord diagramE5E5   Chord diagramEMaj7Emaj7
Chord diagramE MajorE  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
Chord diagramBB  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
Chord diagramG#G# --0----5----7----1---3------5----7-----3----3--------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0-----------------
Chord diagramBB  --0----5----7----2---3------7----9-----5----4----------------
Chord diagramE MajorE  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0----------------


On the first two lines of the chorus and
frequently on the verse, it is better to somewhat muffle the chords so
that the rhythm can be heard but the actual notes barely heard.  Also,
the song can be played in regular tuning with the same chords, but I
think it sounds much better this way (and this is what J.M. actually does).
Also, please post if you know any J.M. songs in their actual
tuning.  I hear that of all her guitar songs, she only did around
two of them in standard tuning!

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