Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell - The Dawntreader guitar tab

From: tino@astro.uva.nl

The Dawntreader

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Artist: Joni Mitchell

From album Song to a seagull (her debut album!)

Transcribed by: Tino Meinen tino@astro.uva.nl

Tuning (low to high) D G D D A D (D57075 in Joni Mitchell notation)

As string number 3 and 4 are tuned to the same D, The picking of the

chords is ambiguous, but as the third string has a totally different

tonal color beeing tuned that low, I think my picking is the same as Joni's.

I've indicated the fingering of the right hand for the first two bars:

Thumb(p)

fingers(i,m,a)

The three base notes in the third bar should be strummed with the thumb.

As Joni goes high up on her board (up to fret number 15), I labeled the

higher frets with letters because I did not want to disturb the time

vs distance in the TAB score:

frets 123456789 10 11 12 13 14 15

in TAB: 123456789 A B C D E F

Dm7sus2 Cmaj7sus2 D D4 D

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|

A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|

D|--E-------E---0---9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|

D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|

G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|

D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|

p i m a m i p i p p i a i p a p

p p p m p p i p

p p p p

Dno3 Dm7 D7sus4

D|------0---------------0--------|------0---------------0--------|

A|----0---0-----------0---0------|----0---0---------------0------|

D|--0-------0---0---0-------0---0|--0-------0---0-----0-----0---0|

D|7-----------7---A-----------A--|5-----------5-----5---------0--|

G|7---------------A--------------|5---------------5--------------|

D|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------|

Peridots and periwinkle blue medallions

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|

A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|

D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|

D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|

G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|

D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|

Gilded galleons spilled across the ocean floor

D|------0---------------0--------|------0---------------0--------|

A|----0---0-----------0---0------|----0---0---------------0------|

D|--0-------0---0---0-------0---0|--0-------0---0-----0-----0---0|

D|7-----------7---A-----------A--|5-----------5-----5---------0--|

G|7---------------A--------------|5---------------5--------------|

D|0---------------0--------------|0------------------------------|

Treasure somewhere in the sea and he will find where

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|

A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|

D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|

D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|

G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|

D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|

Never mind their questions there's no answer for

D7sus4 D6 A4

D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

A|----0---------------0-----0----|--------------------0-----0----|

D|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|

D|5-----5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|

G|5-----5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|

D|0-----0---0---0-0--------------|0---0-0---0---0-0--------------|

The roll of the harbor wake The song that the rigging makes

D|-------------------------------|------0---------0-----------0--|

A|--------------------0-----0----|------0---0-----0---0-------0--|

D|--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0|--0---0---------0-----------0--|

D|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----0--|0---0-------0---------0---0----|

G|5---5-5---4---5-5-----2-----2--|0---0-----------------0---0----|

D|0---0-0---0---0-0--------------|5---5-----------------5---5----|

The tase of the spray he takes and he learnes to live, He aches and he

Bbmaj7

D|------0---------0-----------0--|------0-----0-------0----------|

A|------0---------0-----------0--|------0-----0---------0-----0--|

D|--0---0---------0-----------0--|--0---0-----0-----------3-----0|

D|2---2-----2-2-------2-2---2----|3---3-----3-------3-------3----|

G|2---2-----2-2-------2-2---2----|3---3-----3-----3--------------|

D|0---0--------------------------|0---0-----0--------------------|

learnes to live, he stakes all his silver

G7sus4 G

D|----------0-----------0--------|----------0-----------0--------|

A|3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2--|3-----3-----3---2-----------0--|

D|----0---------0-----0-----0---0|----0---------0-----0-----0----|

D|--3-----3---------0-----0------|--3-----3---------0-----0------|

G|0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0---0-----0--------|

D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

on a promise to be free Mermaids live in colonies

D|------0---------------0--------|--------------0---------0------|

A|----F---F-----------A---A------|--------------C---------C------|

D|--E-------E-------9-------9---9|------------0---0--------------|

D|F-----------F---A-----------A--|----C-----C---------C---------0|

G|-------------------------------|----B---0-C-------0-B-------0--|

D|-------------------------------|0-----0---------------0---0----|

all his seadreams come to me

City satins left at home I will not need them

I believe him when he tells of loving me

Something truthfull in the sea your lies will find you

Leave behind your streets he said and come to me

Come down from the neon nights

Come down from the tourist sites

Run down till the rain delights you

You do not hide

Sunlight will renew your pride

Skin white by skin golden

Like a promise to be free

Dolphins playing in the sea

All his seadreams come to me

Seabird I have seen you fly above the pilings

I am smiling at your circles in the air

I will come and sit by you wile he lies sleeping

Fold your fleet wings I have brought some dreams to share

A dream that you love someone

A dream that the wars are done

A dream that you tell no one but the gray sea

They'll say that you're crazy

And a dream of a baby rm

Like a promise to be free

Children laughing out to sea

All his seadreams come to me

All his seadreams come to me

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