Big Yellow Taxi tab by Joni Mitchell

Tabs with lyrics

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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 <[email protected]>

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

TUNING: E MajorE BB E MajorE G#G# BB E 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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A augmentedA  A major 6A6  A augmentedA  A major 6A6  A augmentedA  BB  B6B6  BB  B6B6  BB

E MajorE  A/EA/E  E7E7  A/EA/E  E MajorE  A/EA/E E7E7  A/EA/E  E MajorE   etc


Verse :
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       A augmentedA         A major 6A6      A augmentedA               E MajorE     A/EA/E  E7E7  A/EA/E  E MajorE
They ...

         A augmentedA    A major 6A6        BB            B6B6        E MajorE
With a ..


CHORUS:
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 E5E5             EMaj7Emaj7
Don't ..

          A/EA/E                                   E MajorE
That ..

       A augmentedA        A major 6A6       BB        B6B6       E MajorE
They ..

 E MajorE  A/EA/E E7E7  A/EA/E  E MajorE                   A/EA/E  E7E7  A/EA/E E 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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     E MajorE    A augmentedA    BB   A/EA/E  E7E7    A major 6A6    B6B6   E5E5   EMaj7Emaj7
E MajorE  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
BB  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
G#G# --0----5----7----1---3------5----7-----3----3--------------------
E MajorE  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0-----------------
BB  --0----5----7----2---3------7----9-----5----4----------------
E 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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