COYOTE - JONI MITCHELL ------------------------------ from the album 'Hejira' tabbed by Howard Wright H.Wright@uk.ac.cf.astro The tuning for this is (low to high) C G D F C E As usual, it's the shapes that count here - I've tried to give some idea of strumming patterns etc, but if you concentrate on the changes between shapes and listen to the record to suss out the ryhthmn you can't go far wrong.
The words and shapes might not match exactly, but it should be pretty clear where the changes go. Intro: ------ E-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0--------- C-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- F-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- (repeat once) D-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- G-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0--------- C---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---------0---0-0-0-0---0-0------------- E-------------------------------------------------0------- C-----------------------------------------------0-0-------- F---------------------------------------------2---2-------- D-------------------------------------------3------------- G----5----5--5------------5----5--5-------0--------------------- C----3----3--3------------3----3--3---------------------------- No .. E-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- C-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- F-------------2-------------------0-------------------------- D-------------3-------------------0-------------------------- G-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------- from ... E---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0------------------------ C---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ F---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ D---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ G---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0----------------------- C---0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0---------------------------- I'm ... E---------------------------------------------------------- C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5------ F---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- D---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- G---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- early .. E------------------5--5----------5-------------------------- C-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- F-----5------------7--7----------7---------------------------- D-----5------------7--7----------7--------------------------- G-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- C-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- brushing.. E---------------------5-------5---------------------------- C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ F---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------ D---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------ G---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ while ... E----0--0--0--0------0--0--0------------------------------------- C----2--2--2--2------2--2--0------------------------------------- F----2--2--2--2------2--2--0------------------------------------- D----2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------------------- G----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------5----5-5--------------------- C-0---------------------------------------3----3-3----------- getting ... E-------------------------------0--------------0----------- C-------------------------------0--------------0----------- F----------------------------2--2--------------2------------ D--------------------------3----3--------------3------------ G-------5-----5-5--------0---------------------0-------------- C-------3-----3-3------------------------------------------- comprehending .. E-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------ C-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------7---------7------ F-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------ D-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------ G-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------ C---------0--------------------------------------7---------7------ and ... E------------------5----------------------5----5---------------- C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5-------------------- F---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7-------------------- D---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7-------------------- G---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5-------------------- C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5--------------------- and ... E-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0------------------------------------ C-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ F-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ D-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ G-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0--------5----5-5----5---5-5--------- C--0----------------------------------3----3-3----3---3-3------- hit ... E---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------ C---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------ F-------2-2-----2----------------------2-2------------2-------- D-----3---------3--------------------3---3------------3------- G---0-----------0------------------0------------------0------ C-------------------------------------------------------- you .. E-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------------------- C-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------- F-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0-------etc-------------------- D-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------- G-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------------------- C---------0----------------------------------------------- of ... Most of the rest of the song follows the same changes. There aren't any other shapes in the rest of the song anyway, so once you've sussed out these shapes you should have it. Any questions etc, let me know Enjoy ! Howard
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