Joni Mitchell – River (Guitar Intro)

Capo 5
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Song: River Artist: Joni Mitchell Composer: Joni Mitchell Album: Blue Tabbed by DJ 7th Nov 2015 Played fingerstyle. For the C/G to G changes, play the G using the ring finger on the 6th string, little finger on 1st string, middle finger on 5th string. Then for the C/G chord move the middle finger to the 4th string and index finger to the 2nd string. The ring and little fingers stay where they are when alternating between the two chords. CAPO: 5th fret (Will then sound in the original recorded key of C)
[Descending riff Verses 3 & 6]
     Cmaj7 * Cmaj7#11 Cmaj7  Csus2
   I made    my       ba---- by...
e|---3-------2--------0---------|
B|---0-------0--------0------3--|
G|---------------------------0--|
D|------------------------------|
A|---3-------3--------3------3--|
E|------------------------------|
I would suggest using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo G = 320003 C = x32010 Csus2 = x3003x Em = 022000 Em/B = x22000 Em9 = 020002 Cmaj7 = x32000 Am = x02210 Em11 = 020202 D = xx0232 Bm7/A = x0443x C/D = xx0010 C/G = 3x2013 Am7 = x02213 Cadd9 = x32030 Esus4 = 022200 Cmaj7 * = x32003 D5 = xx0235 Dsus4 = xx0233 Cmaj7#11 = x32002 A7sus4 = x02030 Dsus2 = xx0230 Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] See bottom of page for tablature of Xmas riff
  G                         Em
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  Cmaj7                     D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
     C/G       G                  C/G          G
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees,

        C/G        G
They're putting up reindeer,

            C/G      G
And singing songs of joy and peace,

      Em                Esus4   Em
Oh, I wish I had a ri - ver-------

                  D              Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
...I could skate----- away on!  | /   /   /   / |
[Verse 2]
    C/G      G          C/G          G
But it don't snow here, stays pretty green,

          C/G           G
I'm gonna make a lot of money,

               C/G             G
Then I'm gonna quit this crazy---- scene,

      Em                Esus4   Em
Ah, I wish I had a ri - ver------- 

                D              Dsus2 D
I could skate----- away on!  | /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 3]
  C                     D     C/D
I wish I had a river so long-------,

         G
I would   ...teach my feet to...

  C     Em/B   Am   Bm7/A   Am7  Bm7/A
     ...Fly---------------------------!
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
       G                  C/D
Woh, I wish I had a riv - er...

D                     Cmaj7            Cmaj7 *
 ...I could skate a - way on,  | /  /  /  / |

  Cmaj7 *  Cmaj7#11  Cmaj7  Csus2  G       C/G  G
I made  ...my     ...ba---- by     ...cry---------!
[Link]
  Em9          Em11  Em     D       C/D  D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 4]
   C/G           G                    C/G       G
He tried hard to help me, you know he put me at ease,

       C/G         G               C/G         G
And he loved me so naughty made me weak in the knees,

      Em                Esus4   Em
Oh, I wish I had a ri - ver------- 

                D               D    Dsus2 D
I could skate------ away on!  | /  /  /   /  |
[Verse 5]
C/G                 G            C/G             G
     I'm so hard to handle,  I'm selfish and I'm sad,

                  C/G           G
Now I've gone and lost the best baby...

            C/G      G
...That I------ ever had,

      Em                Esus4   Em
Oh, I wish I had a ri - ver-------

                D               D     Dsus2
I could skate------ away on!  | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 6]
  C                     D    C/D
I wish I had a river so long-------,

         G
I would   ...teach my feet to...

  C     Em/B   Am   Bm7/A   Am7   Bm7/A
     ...Fly----------------------------------------!
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Am7        G                  C/D
     Oh, I wish I had a riv - er...

D                     Cmaj7       Cadd9  C
 ...I could skate a - way on,   | /  /  /  /  |

  Cmaj7 *  Cmaj7#11  Cmaj7 Csus2  G            C/G G
I made  ...my     ...ba  - by  ...say goodbye-------!

  Em9          Em11  Em     D       C/D  D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 7]
     C/G       G                  C/G          G
It's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees,

        C/G        G
They're putting up reindeer,

            C/G      G
And singing songs of joy and peace,

      Em                Esus4   Em
Oh, I wish I had a ri - ver-------

              Dsus2
I could skate------  away-----  on-----!

[Coda] ('Jingle bells' riff)
   D           Dsus2 D           D5  Dsus2   Am
e|-2--2--2----|-0--h2--2----|-2--5-----0--|--0----0--|
B|-3--3--3----|-3------3----|-3--3--3--3--|--1----1--|
G|------------|-------------|-------2-----|----------|
D|-0--0--0--0-|-0---0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--|----------|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|--0----0--|
E|--------------------------|-------------|----------|

   Cmaj7       Cadd9         Cmaj7 C Cadd9   Cmaj7
e|-0--0--0----|----0-----0--|-0--3--------|--0---0---|
B|-0--0--0----|-3----3---3--|-0-----1--3--|--0---0---|
G|------------|-0-----------|-------0-----|----------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A|-3--3--3--3-|-3--------3--|-3-----3-----|--3---3---|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|

   Am            A7sus4      Am Am7  Asus4 Am
e|-0--0--0----|----0----0-|--0--3-------|--0----0----|
B|-1--1--1----|--3---3--3-|--1-----1--3-|--1----1----|
G|------------|--0--------|--------0----|------------|
D|------------|-----------|-------------|--2----2----|
A|-0--0--0--0-|--0------0-|--0-----0----|----0----0--|
E|------------|-----------|-------------|------------|

     Am
e|---0------0-------|--0----------------||
B|---1------1-------|--1----------------||
G|------------------|-------------------||
D|---2------2-------|--2-------2--------||
A|-----0--------0---|------0--------0---||
E|------------------|-------------------||

=====================================================
Intro] ('Jingle bells' riff)
    G
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|--0--0-0---0--0-0--|--0---3-----------|
G|--0--0-0---0--0-0--|--0---0---0---2---|
D|-------------------|----------0---0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|--3--3-3---3--3-3--|--3---3---3---3---|

    Em
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|--0-0--0---0-------|--0---3-----------|
G|--0-0--0---0--2-2--|--0---0---0---2---|
D|--------------4-4--|----------0---0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|--0-0--0---0--0-0--|--0---0---0---0---|

    Cmaj7
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|--0-0--0---0-------|--0---3-----------|
G|--0-0--0---0-0--0--|--0---0---0---2---|
D|-------------0--0--|----------2---2---|
A|--3-3--3---3-3--3--|--3---3---3---3---|
E|-------------------|------------------|

     D
e|--2------2----2---|--2--2----2---2----|
B|--3------3----3---|--3--3----3---3----|
G|------2-----2-0---|-------------------|
D|--0---------------|--4--4----2---0----|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
===================================================== For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord legend suggestions you will need to manually select the following options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows below seven of the diagrams. All the other chord boxes should be the default first option and don't need any reselecting. As long as you are logged into your account, these choices will be saved automatically for every time you view this tab. Csus2 Esus4 Bm7/A Am7 <6 of 10> <3 of 25> <4 of 34> <3 of 46> C/G D5 Asus4 <12 of 18> <8 of 12> <2 of 21>