Mitchell Joni - Edith & The Kingpin guitar tab

Edith And The Kingpin - Joni Mitchell

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From the album 'Hissing of summer lawns'

Tabbed by Howard Wright

H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk

The tuning for this is (low to high) : D A E G C E

or in Joni notation : D 7 7 3 5 4

(See 'joni_tunings' file for more about her notation)

Chord shapes used :

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DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE

055555 777777 888000 555555 556555

Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5 Dm7/G Gm11

DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE

333000 779977 002220 002020

Fmaj7sus2 A9 Dadd9 Dadd9add4

I still havn't convinced myself 100% whether she uses the Dm7/G chord

AND the Gm11 chord - they're almost identical. In fact I think she

just uses the simpler shape (i.e Dm7/G) - but if you like the variation

you can use both shapes.

I'm going to be lazy again and not write out all the words (I can't remember

many of them) - but I'll write out a few phrases I can remember so you

know where the changes come.

Here are the main progressions :

Intro :

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Bb6/9-5 Em7/A Dadd9 Bb6/9-5 Em7/A

The outtro uses the same three chords repeating over and over.

Verse :

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Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5

The big man arrives disco dancers greet him

Dm7/G Bb6/9-5

Plain clothes cops greet him small town big man, fresh lipstick glistening

Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5

Sophomore jive beating frantic and snowblind

Dm7/G Dadd9 Dadd9add4

Romantic and snowblind he says his crime belongs

Bb6/9-5 Em7/A

His eyes hold edith his left hand holds his right

Fmaj7sus2 Bb6/9-5 Em7/A A9 Em7/A A9

What does that hand desire that he grips it so tight

If I've mixed up words from several verses then forgive me !

As long as you see how the chords fit the words/tune then it

should be easy.

Enjoy !

Howard