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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 (H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk)


TUNING: E B E G# B E
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
(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  A6  A  A6  A  B  B6  B  B6  B

E  A/E  E7  A/E  E  A/E E7  A/E  E   etc


Verse :
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       A         A6      A               E     A/E  E7  A/E  E
They ...

         A    A6        B            B6        E
With a ..


CHORUS:
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 E5             Emaj7
Don't ..

          A/E                                   E
That ..

       A        A6       B        B6       E
They ..

 E  A/E E7  A/E  E                   A/E  E7  A/E E
(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    A    B   A/E  E7    A6    B6   E5   Emaj7
E  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
B  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0---------------------
G# --0----5----7----1---3------5----7-----3----3--------------------
E  --0----5----7----0---0------5----7-----0----0-----------------
B  --0----5----7----2---3------7----9-----5----4----------------
E  --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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