Woodstock - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------- From the guitar version on "Shadows and Light" Transcribed by Howard Wright hakwright (at) gmail (dot) com Tuning (low to high) : C G Bb Eb F Bb In Joni notation, this is : C73525 / indicates a slide <> indicates harmonics (e.g <7> is a 7th fret harmonic) I've written the words underneath the tablature. Sometimes I've missed out some words to make sure that the words match up with the right part of the tablature; in these places I've put ... to indicate that there are one or two missing words. The chord names are written above the tablature - chord shapes given at the end. The tablature for the second and third verses is very similar to that for the first verse, so just repeat the tab for the first verse. There is quite a lot of "string slapping" in this song. This is where Joni hits the strings with her right hand to get a damped, percussive sound that helps to define the beat. I've marked these with a vertical line of 'x' on the middle four strings. When you try playing it, hit all of the strings with the flesh of your strumming hand to get the right sound. If you're not sure how it should sound, listen to the original version. Intro: ------ C7sus4 Cm11 Bb---------------------0----------------------------- F----------------------0----------------------------- Eb------2-----2---2----------0------0---------------- Bb------2-----2---2--------2------2------------------ G-----0-----0---0--------0------0---0---------------- C---0-----0---------0-------------------------------- C7sus4 Cm11 Bb--------------------0------------------------------ F---------------------0------------------------------ Eb------2-----2---2---------0-----0------------------ Bb------2-----2---2-------2-----0-------------------- G-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0---------------------- C---0-----0------------------------------------------ C7sus4 Cm11 Bb---------------------0----------------------------- F----------------------0----------------------------- Eb------2-----2--------------0------0---------------- Bb------2-----2---2--------2------2------------------ G-----0-----0---0-0------0------0--(0)--------------- C---0-----0---------0-------------------------------- C7sus4 Cm11 Bb----------------------0---------------------------- F-----------------------0---------------------------- Eb--------2---2---2---------0-----0------------------ Bb------2-2---2---2-------2-----0-------------------- G-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0---------------------- C---0------------------------------------------------ C7sus4 Cm11 Bb---------------------0----------------------------- F----------------------0----------------------------- Eb--------2---2---2----------0------0---------------- Bb------2-2---2---2--------2------2------------------ G-----0-----0---0--------0------0-------------------- C---0---------------0-------------------------------- Verse : -------- Csus4 Dsus4/C Ebsus4/C Fsus4/C Fm11 F7sus4 Bb--2-----4-----------5---7---7---0------------5-------5--------5----- F---2-----4-----------5---7---7---0--5---x-----5-------5--x-----5----- Eb--2-----4-----------5---7---7------5---x-----5-------7--x-----7----- Bb------0-----0---0------------------5---x----------5--7--x---------7- G-----0-----0---0-----------0---0----5---x--------5----5--x-------5--- C---0-----0---------0---0------------5------5----------5-----5-------- I came upon a child of God walking down the road Fm11 F7sus4 C7sus4 Cm11 Bb-------------5-----------------5---------------------0--------0-- F---5--x-------5--------5--x-----5--------x------------0--------0-- Eb--5--x-------5--------7--x-----7--------x----2---2-------0------- Bb--5--x------------(5)-7--x-----7--0-----x----2---2------2---2---- G------x----------5--------x--------------x------0---0---0---0----- C---------5--5----------------5--------0-----0--------------------- I asked him .... you going and this he told me. He said I'm Csus4 Dsus4/C Ebsus4/C Fsus4/C Fm11 F7sus4 Bb--2-------4-----5------7----0----5--------5-----------5------- F---2--x----4-----5--x---7----0----5--x-----5-----5-x---5------- Eb--2--x----4-----5--x---7---------5--x-----5-----7-x---7------- Bb-----x--------0----x-------------5--x---------5-7-x---7---7--- G------x------0------x------0------5--x-------5-----x-----5----- C---0-----0-------0----0-----------5-----5------------5--------- going ... to Yasgur's farm to join a R'n'r band Fm11 F7sus4 C7sus4 Cm11 Bb-----------5--------------5-----------------0----------------- F----5--x----5-----5--x-----5-------x---------0----------------- Eb---5--x----5-----7--x-----7-------x---2---2-------0----------- Bb---5--x--------5-7--x-----7-------x---2---2-----2-----0------- G-------x------5------x-------------x-----------0-----0--------- C----------5-------------5--------0---0--(0)-------------------- to get back to the land ... get my soul free. We are Chorus: -------- Fm11 F7sus4 Gm11 Bb----------5-------------5----------------7---------------- F---5--x----5-----5--x----5------------x---7---------------- Eb--5--x----5-----7--x----7---------7--x---7---------------- Bb--5--x--------5-7--x----7------7--7--x--------7----------- G---5--x------5------x-------5/7----7--x------7------------- C---5-----5-------------5-----------7----7------------------ star - dust we're Gold - Fm11 Bb------<7>--------------------------------5-----5--------- F-------<7>---<12>-------------------------5-----5--------- Eb------<7>---<12>-------------------5-----------5--------- Bb------------<12>-----------------------5-----5----------- G--------------------------------------5-----5------------- C----0-------------------------------5--------------------- - en and we've got to get ourselves back Gm11 F11 Gm9 Bb---------------0-------------0-----0--------0---------- F----7-----------0-------------0-----0--------0---------- Eb---7-----7-----0-------4--------------6------------0--- Bb-------7-----7---------5---5-----5--------7-----7------ G------7-----7-------------5-----5--------7-----7-------- C----7-----7-------------5-----5--------7-----7---------- to the garden Hmmmmmmmm ...... C7sus4 Cm11 C7sus4 Cm11 Bb------------------0----------------------------------0-------- F-----x-------------0----------x-------x---------------0-------- Eb----x-----2--------------0---x-------x-----2-------------0---- Bb----x---2-2----2-------2-----x-------x---2-2---------------0-- G-----x--------0-0----(0)------x-(0)---x-------(0)-0-0---0------ C---0---0----------------------------0---0-----(0)-0-0---------- Verse 2: ---------- Well can I walk beside you I come here to lose the smog I feel like I'm a cog in something turning round and round Maybe it's just the time of year Maybe it's the time of man I don't know who I am But life is for learning Chorus: -------- We are stardust, we're golden And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden Verse 3: ---------- By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong Everywhere you looked there was song and hope and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky They were turning into butterflies above our nation Chorus: --------- We are stardust, we're golden And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden We are stardust, made from billion year old carbon We are golden, we just got caught up in the devil's bargain And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden To some semblance of a garden Chord shapes : --------------- C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C7sus4 Cm11 Cm11 C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb 0 0 x 2 2 2 0 0 x 4 4 4 0 0 x 5 5 5 Csus4 Dsus4/C Ebsus4/C C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb 0 0 0 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 Fsus4/C Fm11 F7sus4 C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb C G Bb Eb F Bb 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 0 0 7 7 7 6 0 0 Gm11 F11 Gm9