Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell - MAN TO MAN guitar tab

Man To Man - Joni Mitchell

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From the album "Wild Things Run Fast"

Transcribed by Howard Wright

Howard@jmdl.com

Tuning

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Note names (low to high): DACFGC

In Joni notation: D73525

Joni's acoustic part is played on a 12-string guitar, which gives some

high notes from some of the "bass strings", where the higher-pitched

string that is next to each bass string gives a note one octave up.

The part works fine on an ordinary six-string though.

The basic strum pattern for each bar is shown below. The count of the

four quarter note beats is at the top, the next line shows the length

of each strum or rest (q = quarter note, e = eighth note), and the third

line shows the strums, percussive taps (x) or rests (-).

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

q q e e q

strum x - strum -

The first strum is a downstroke on the lower strings, and the second

strum is an upstroke that accents the high strings. For the quieter

second verse, the percussive tap on the 2nd quarter note is omitted and

the first strum is left to sustain longer.

As well as Joni's acoustic guitar part, there is an electric guitar part

in standard tuning. I've written out what this electric guitar plays (in

tablature) for the intro and between-verse sections. For these tablature

parts the two lines (acoustic at the top, electric at the bottom) play at

the same time.

indicates natural harmonic at the 12th fret.

/ = slide up

= slide down

Intro:

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(Bass enters first)

Acoustic gtr:

C--------------------------------------------------------

G---------9---7--7-----------------------------9---7--7--

F---------9---7--7-------7--------2--0--2--0---9---7--7--

C---------9---7--7------7-------2-2--0--2--0---9---7--7--

A-------------9---7--7-----7-------0--0--0--0--0---9---7--7--

D-------------9---7--7----7----0------0--0--0--0---9---7--7--

Electric gtr:

E-------------10--8--8--------------------------10/12--85---

B-------------10--8--8--------------------------10/12--85---

G-------------9---7--7---------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 1:

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No demands just pleasurable sensations

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hand in hand

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No far reaching plans

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No, no, no, no - hand in hand

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Well I keep on trying to understand, daylight bright

How come I keep moving from

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man to man to man?

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giving my sweet love

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tasting sweet love

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Real sweet love, woman to man

Acoustic gtr:

C-------------------------------------

G------------------9----7--7----------

F-----2--0--2--0---9----7--7----------

C-----2--0--2--0---9----7--7------7---

A-----0--0--0--0---9----7--7----7-----

D-----0--0--0--0---9----7--7----------

Electric gtr:

E----------------9/10---8--8-----------

B----------------9/10---8--8-----------

G----------------8/9----7--7-----------

D--------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------

Verse 2:

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(Chords as Verse 1)

Sometimes it's easy

You drift with the empty gladness

Like it all belongs

Sometimes it's low down sadness

Like it's all gone so wrong

When I saw you standing there

I said to myself

Mmm here's a place

I could break down and care

I'll give him my sweet love

Taste his sweet love

Real sweet love

Woman to man

C---------------------------------------

G--------------------9----7--7----------

F-------2--0--2--0---9----7--7----------

C-------2--0--2--0---9----7--7----------

A----0--0--0--0--0---9----7--7----------

D--0----0--0--0--0---9----7--7----------

Verse 3:

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(Chords as Verse 1)

I don't like to lie

But I sure can be phony when I get scared

I stick my nose up in the air

Stoney, stoney when I get scared

And when I saw you standing there

I was scared , I thought

Ooh, I hope he can care

I sure hope I can care

Hope we can really care

and share

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woman to man (woman to man to

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woman to man to woman to man)

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'Cause I've been moving man to man to man to man to man

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(man to man to man to man to man)

Oh what am I looking for

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man to man to man to man

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A lot of good guys gone through my door

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(Man to man to man to man

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to man to man to man

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Woman to man

Acoustic gtr:

C--------------------9----7--7------------------------------9----7--7-

G--------------------9----7--7------------------------------9----7--7-

F-------2--0--2--0---9----7--7------7----------2--0--2--0---9----7--7-

C-------2--0--2--0---9----7--7-----7---------0-2--0--2--0---9----7--7-

A-------0--0--0--0---9----7--7----7---------0--0--0--0--0---9----7--7-

D--0----0--0--0--0---9----7--7------------0----0--0--0--0---9----7--7-

Electric gtr:

E------------------9/10---8--8----------------------------10/12--85--

B------------------9/10---8--8----------------------------10/12--85--

G------------------8/9----7--7----------------------------------------

D---------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------

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