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Joni Mitchell tabs for This flight tonight

This Flight Tonight tab by Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell tabs for This flight tonight

Guitar tabs with lyrics

This Flight Tonight  -  Joni Mitchell
                -----------------------------------------------


                                     From the album 'Blue'

                                     Tabbed by Howard Wright
                                     H.Wright@uk.ac.cf.astro



The tuning for this is based on an open G+G  ( DGDGBD ) but with the
bottom string tuned right down to a very low, flappy G, so the
actual tuning is GGDGBD.

I think you also need a capo at the 2nd fret.

In case you have trouble getting tuned up when you use alternative
tunings, here's an easy way to get there.

Joni herself uses this notation -  she writes normal tuning as :

 E MajorE 5 5 5 4 5

i.e tune bottom string to an E, then play 5th fret and tune next
string to this, 5th fret, 5th fret, 4th fret, 5th fret.

Get the idea ?

So the tuning for this song is :

G+G 12 7 5 4 3


(I find it easiest to tune the A augmentedA down to a G, then the top E MajorE to a D MajorD
 - you can check these by comparing with the other D MajorD and G+G strings,
then tune the low E MajorE all the way down to G+G - check with what used to
be the A augmentedA string, but is now a G.)


I've written out the chord shapes at the end - you might find it
easier or quicker to learn the song from these if you know the song
pretty well already. If you're not so sure about strumming etc, I've
tried to give the outline in the TAB.


Note - words are written below the TAB, chords above.


INTRO :
--------

           Gsus4Gsus4                          Gm11Gm11

------------5--5-5--------5-5-------------3--3-3--------3-3--
B-----------3--3-3--------3-3-------------1--1-1--------1-1--
G-----------5--5-5--------5-5-------------3--3-3--------3-3--
D---0--0----0-------------0-0---0-0-0-0---0-------------0-0--
G---0--0------------0-0---------0-0-0-0------------0-0--0-0--
G---0--0------------0-0---------0-0-0-0------------0-0--0-0--


             Gsus4Gsus4                          Gm11Gm11

D-------------5--5-5--------5-5-------------3--3-3--------3-3-
B-------------3--3-3--------3-3-------------1--1-1--------1-1-
G-------------5--5-5--------5-5-------------3--3-3--------3-3-
D--0-0-0-0----0-------------0-0---0-0-0-0---0-------------0-0-
G--0-0-0-0------------0-0---------0-0-0-0------------0-0------
G--0-0-0-0------------0-0---------0-0-0-0------------0-0------



VERSE :
-------

  Gsus4Gsus4                 Gm11Gm11

D--5----------5----------3-------3-------------------------
B--3----------3----------1-------1-------------------------
G--5----------5----------3-------3-------------------------
D--0----------0----------0-------0-------------------------
G--0----0--0--0-----0-0--0---0-0-0-------------------------
G--0----0--0--0-----0-0--0---0-0-0-------------------------

 Look ...


    G5G5                     G7sus4G7sus4

D---0-0---0---0------------0-0---0--0--0--------------------
B---3-3---3---3------------1-1---1--1--1--------------------
G---0-0---0---0------------0-0---0--0--0--------------------
D---5-5---5---5------------3-3---3--3--3--------------------
G---0-0-0-0---0-----0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0--------------------
G---0-0-0-0---0-----0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0--------------------

    The ...


   G+G      C majorC           G+G       C majorC

D--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------
B--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------
D--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5----0-0-0---/5---5-5----------------------

           I saw ...


    G+G    C majorC   G+G  C majorC       G+G          C/GC/G     G+G

D---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0-0-0-0----
B---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-1---1---0----0-0-1-0-1----
G---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0-0-0-0----
D---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-2---2---0----0-0-2-0-2----
G---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0-0-0-0----
G---0-0--/5--0--/5-5----0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0-0-0-0----

          'bove ...


   G+G        C/GC/G          G+G

D--0--0-0---0---0---0----0-0---------------
B--0--0-0---1---1---1----0-0--------------
G--0--0-0---0---0---0----0-0---------------
D--0--0-0---2---2---2----0-0---------------
G--0--0-0---0---0---0----0-0----------------
G--0--0-0---0---0---0----0-0---------------


    Gsus4Gsus4                 Gm11Gm11

D----5----------5----------3-------3------------------------
B----3----------3----------1-------1------------------------
G----5----------5----------3-------3------------------------
D----0----------0----------0-------0------------------------
G----0----0--0--0-----0-0--0---0-0-0------------------------
G----0----0--0--0-----0-0--0---0-0-0------------------------

It ..


    G5G5                    G7sus4G7sus4

D---0-0---0---0------------0-0---0--0--0---------------------
B---3-3---3---3------------1-1---1--1--1---------------------
G---0-0---0---0------------0-0---0--0--0---------------------
D---5-5---5---5------------3-3---3--3--3---------------------
G---0-0-0-0---0-----0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0---------------------
G---0-0-0-0---0-----0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0---------------------

       That ...


   G+G      C majorC            G+G       C majorC

D--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------
B--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------
D--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------
G--0-0-0--/5---5-5-----0-0-0---/5---5-5--------------------

          Not ...


    G+G    C majorC      G+G  C majorC           G+G         C/GC/G      G+G

D---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0--
B---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-1---1---0----0-0--
G---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0--
D---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-2---2---0----0-0--
G---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0--
G---0-0--/5--5--0--/5-5-5------0--0-0---0-0---0---0----0-0--

         Not ...



CHORUS :
--------

    Gmaj7Gmaj7             AmaddD/G     G+G C/GC/G

D----/4---4--4---------2-2-2-2-----0-----0--0--0--------------
B----/3---3--3---------1-1-1-1-----0h1---1--1--1--------------
G----/4---4--4---------2-2-2-2-----0-----0--0--0--------------
D----0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----0h2---2--2--2--------------
G---------------0-0-0--------------0-----0--0--0--------------
G---------------0-0-0--------------0--------0--0--------------

 Oh ...


     C/GC/G        G+G

D----0---0------0---------------------------------------------
B----1---1------0---------------------------------------------
G----0---0------0---------------------------------------------
D----2---2------0---------------------------------------------
G----0---0------0---------------------------------------------
G----0---0------0---------------------------------------------

   that I ...


    Gmaj7Gmaj7             AmaddD/G        G+G C/GC/G

D----/4---4--4---------2-2-2-2--------0-----0--0--0--------
B----/3---3--3---------1-1-1-1--------0h1---1--1--1--------
G----/4---4--4---------2-2-2-2--------0-----0--0--0--------
D----0----0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------0h2---2--2--2--------
G---------------0-0-0-----------------0-----0--0--0--------
G---------------0-0-0-----------------0--------0--0--------

    Turn  ...


    C/GC/G       G+G                 C/GC/G

D---0--0------0--0--0---0-----0-0---0-----------------------
B---1--1------0--0--0---0-----0-1---1-----------------------
G---0--0------0--0--0---0-----0-0---0-----------------------
D---2--2------0--0--0---0-----0-2---2-----------------------
G---0--0------0--0--0---0-----0-0---0-----------------------
G---0--0------0--0--0---0-----0-0---0-----------------------

    have ...


   G*           Gsus4/2 G+G  C/GC/G          G+G

D--0---0--0--0-----0---0---0--0----0-0--0--0--------------
B--/3--3--3--3-----1---0---1--1----1-1--0--0--------------
G--/4--4--4--4-----2---0---0--0----0-0--0--0--------------
D--0---0--0--0-----0---0---2--2----2-2--0--0--------------
G--0-------------------0---0--0----0-0--0--0--------------
G--0-------------------0---0--0----0-0--0--0--------------


   G+G        C/GC/G      G*            Gsus4/2 G+G  C/GC/G G+G

D--0--0--0--0--0-0----0---0--0--0-----0---0---0---0---------
B--0--0--0--1--1-1----/3--3--3--3-----1---0---1---0---------
G--0--0--0--0--0-0----/4--4--4--4-----2---0---0---0---------
D--0--0--0--2--2-2----0---0--0--0-----0---0---2---0---------
G--0--0--0--0--0-0----0-------------------0---0---0---------
G--0--0--0--0--0-0----0-------------------0---0---0---------



Verse 2:
--------


Chorus


Verse 3:
---------


Chorus


Chord Shapes :


 GGDGBD   GGDGBD   GGDGBD    GGDGBG     GGDGBG    GGDGBG
 000535   000313   005030    003010     000000    555555

  Gsus4Gsus4    Gm11Gm11      G5G5      G7sus4G7sus4       G+G         C majorC


 GGDGBD   GGDGBD   GGDGBD    GGDGBG     GGDGBG
 002010   000434   000212    000430     000210

  C/GC/G      Gmaj7Gmaj7   AmaddD/G    G*        Gsus4add2

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