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This Flight Tonight by Joni Mitchell

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




                   From the album 'Blue'

                   Tabbed by Howard Wright
                   [email protected]



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.

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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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