Hunter – Joni Mitchell
Nghệ sĩ: Joni Mitchell
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
Song: Hunter (Blue sessions)
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Composer: Joni Mitchell
Album: Blue 50 (Demos and Outtakes)
Tabbed by DJ 5th July 2021
To hear the album track, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGkfCHxw--I
Inspired by an old scruffy stray cat that freaked Joni out one night.
3 days later, to her relief, he returned and she kept him after that.
OPEN G TUNING: G-G-D-G-B-D
De-tune 1st string DOWN to D
2nd, 3rd and 4th strings all remain the same as in standard tuning
De-tune 5th DOWN to G (an octave below open 3rd string)
Tune 6th UP to G (also an octave below open 3rd string)
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)
NOTE: For tablature on the Intro Riff, and info on a live version,
see the bottom of the page. Slide up from the Gsus2 into the
higher G chord, and also slide up into the A and E barre chords.
Please IGNORE ANY CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest and use the shapes in the text below:
= 000000 * = 000430 = x77777
= 002010 = x22222 = 000434
= 000210 = x55555 = 000212
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page
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Intro
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
I was alone and sick - ly,
ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
It was a quart - er of a moonlit night,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
I heard him cry through my window shade,
ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
And it filled me so full of ...fright-----,
ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
But I could not turn my back on him,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
I put on the backporch light,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch
"Can I help you", said the Good Sa - mari - tan---------,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
"Can I help you", said the Good Sa - mari - tan
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
I brought him bread and a blank - et,
ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
But I told him, "You can't come in here,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
And you can sleep outide in the tool shed,
ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Though a little rain comes in there!"
ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Well, I don't know you, you're a stranger to me,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
No, I don't know where you've been,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch
You can't come in here!", said the keeper of the inn---------,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
"I don't want you in here!", said the keeper of ...the inn
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
But I couldn't sleep for the think - ing,
ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
You know, the night got so ...in - sane,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
And I thought, maybe he was an angel,
ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
And I left him out in the rain-------,
ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Oh, and what if he was The Devil?
ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
He'll be coming after me a - gain,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch
But when I woke in the wear - y morning he was gone------,
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
When I woke in the wear - y morning he was ...gone
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
Verse 4→ Phiên khúc
ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
I thought maybe he was an angel,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
And I left him out in the rain-------,
ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch
Oh, and what if he was The Devil?
ch]G[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
He'll be coming after me a - gain!
ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch
When I woke in the wear - y morning he was ...gone--------,
ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch
He was gone--------, he was gone, he was gone, he was gone,
ch]C/G[/ch
He was gone when I woke in the morning,
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch
He was gone-------------------------------------!
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]* [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / ||
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Intro Riff
D |--0---0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0----0--0--|
B |--0---0-0--|--0-h1-1--1-1--|--1-/3--3--3-3-1--|--0-h1-1--1--|
G |--0---0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--2-/4--4--4-4-3--|--0----0--0--|
D |--0-----0--|--0-h2-2--2-2--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0-h2-2--2--|
G |--0-----0--|--0----0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
G |--0-----0--|-------0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] * [ch]Gsus2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
D |--0-0-0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0----0--0--|
B |--0-0-0-0--|--0-h1-1--1-1--|--1-/3--3--3-3-1--|--0-h1-1--0--|
G |--0-0-0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--2-/4--4--4-4-3--|--0----0--0--|
D |--0-----0--|--0-h2-2--2-2--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0-h2-2--0--|
G |--0-----0--|--0----0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
G |--0-----0--|-------0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
h = hammer-on notes / = Slide notes up = Slide notes down
For a live version, a semi-tone higher, in the key of A,
copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL857v8V7u0
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in this live key of A)