Man To Man - Joni Mitchell ---------------------------- From the album "Wild Things Run Fast" Transcribed by Howard Wright hakwright (at) gmail (dot) com Tuning ------- 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. <12> indicates natural harmonic at the 12th fret. / = slide up \ = slide down Intro: ------- (Bass enters first) Acoustic gtr: C--<12>------------------------------------------------------ G--<12>-------9---7--7-----------------------------9---7--7-- F--<12>-------9---7--7-------7--------2--0--2--0---9---7--7-- C--<12>-------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--8\5--- B-------------10--8--8--------------------------10/12--8\5--- G-------------9---7--7--------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ Verse 1: --------- 555555 777777 No demands just pleasurable sensations 555555 777777 hand in hand 555555 777777 No far reaching plans 555555 777777 No, no, no, no - hand in hand 000000 777777 Well I keep on trying to understand, daylight bright <12><12><12><12><12><12> How come I keep moving from 777777 555555 man to man to man? 777777 555555 giving my sweet love 777777 555555 tasting sweet love 777777 0022xx 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: --------- (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: --------- (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 002200 000000 002200 woman to man (woman to man to 000000 002200 000000 002200 woman to man to woman to man) 555555 777777 555555 'Cause I've been moving man to man to man to man to man 777777 555555 (man to man to man to man to man) Oh what am I looking for 777777 555555 man to man to man to man 777777 555555 A lot of good guys gone through my door 777777 555555 (Man to man to man to man 777777 to man to man to man 555555 777777 555555 777777 Man to man to man to man 0022xx 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--8\5-- B------------------9/10---8--8----------------------------10/12--8\5-- G------------------8/9----7--7---------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- © 1982 Crazy Crow Music (BMI)