Tabs with lyrics
I HadA augmentedA King - Joni Mitchell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from the album "Joni Mitchell" tabbed by Jared White <[email protected]> with thanks to Howard Wright for the tuning For this song, it is important to let notes ring and to emphasise the melody notes, particularly in measures 13 through 20, where the melody is played on the 4th and 5th (ie bass
A augmentedA &
D MajorD) strings - listen to the recording. Notes are all quavers; a * indicates a quaver rest. Bracketed notes are optional. Full lyrics are at the end. Comments, corections, suggestions, etc. *please* mail me. Enjoy!
Tuning DADEAD, Capo 7. 4/4, quarter note = 108. Intro: |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------| |-----3-------------------|-3-----------3----------|-------1----------------| |--------4-----------4----|----4-----------4-------|----------2--------2----| |-----------------------5-|----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| 4 Verse: |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------| |--------0-----------0----|*---------------0-------|-------0-----------0----| |--1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|-3-----------3----------| |-----2-----------2-------|*---------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------| |-----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------0-| |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------| I .. 7 crescendo............ |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------------0----| |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------------------0----| |--------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|----*--------0-----0----| |-----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|-------0-----0----------| |-----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|-------0----------------| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0--------0-----0-----0-| Lately ..brown 10 |-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|----------------0-------| |--0-----0--------0-------|-1-----*--1-------------|-1--------1-------------| |--0-----------------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0--------------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------------0----|-------0-------------(0)| He's .. 13 (emphasise melody notes!!.......) |-----------0-----------0-|------------------------|----------0-------------| |--------0-----------0----|-0--------0-----------0-|-0--------------------0-| |--0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----|-1-----1-----------1----| |-----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--------------0----------|-5-----------0----------|-3-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Swept .. 16 |--------------0----------|----------0-----------0-|----------0-----------0-| |--0--------0-----0-------|-0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------| |--0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----| |-----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--2-----------0----------|-------------0----------|-5-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| He's .. 19 |-------------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------0----------| |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-| |--1-----1--1-----1--1----|-0-----0-----------0----|-------0----------------| |-----0-----------0-------|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----| |--3-----------0--------0-|-2-----------------2----|-------2-----------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| the .. Chorus: |--------------------0----|-5--------4-----0-------|-----------------(0)----| |-----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----|---------0--------0-----| |--3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------|-3----*--3--------3-----| |--0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-|-0-------0-----0--------| |-------------------------|-0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------| |--0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------|-0--0-------0---------0-| I .. 25 |--5--------4-----0-------|------------------(0)---|-5--------4-----0-------| |--0--------0--------0----|----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----| |--------*----------------|-3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------| |-----0--------0--------0-|-0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-| |--0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------|-0--------0--------0----| |-------------------------|-0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------| fit ...
28
|--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
|-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------|
|-----1-------------------|-1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|
|--------2-----------2----|----2-----------2-------|----------4--------4----|
|--3--------------------3-|----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|
|-(0)---------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
They ...
31 Ending:
|-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------|
|--------0-----------0---*|----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|
|--3-----------3----------|-------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|
|-----4-----------4------*|----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|
|-----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|
|-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
34
|--------------0----------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
|--------3----------------|-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|
|-----------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
|-----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-|
|--0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
37 ritardando.....................
|-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------||
|--------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|--0--------------------||
|--3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|--0--------------------||
|-----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|--0--------------------||
|-----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-|--0--------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------||
(slow strum.....)
Alternative measures:
11 12
|-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|
|--------------0----------|------------------------|
|--1--------1--------1----|-1--------1--------1----|
|--0-----0--------0-----0-|----0-----------0-----0-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----0-------------(0)---|------(0)---------(0)---|
15 16
|-------------------------|-------------0----------|
|--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-------|
|--1-----1--------1-------|-0-----0-----------0----|
|-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------0-------(0)|
|--3--------3--------3----|-2--------2--------0----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
19
|-------------------------|
|--0--------0--------0----|
|--1-----1--------1-------|
|-----0--------0--------0-|
|--3--------3--------3----|
|-------------------------|
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