In November of 2011 I started a project where I created instructional videos for my tablature at JoniMitchell.com. I decided to start with the album Clouds. This album has, of course, the iconic song Both Sides Now, arguably Joni's most famous song. There are also many other great songs on this album including Chelsea Morning, That Song About the Midway, and The Gallery. As of today my most viewed video is definitely Both Sides Now with over 16,000 hits, and Chelsea Morning coming in second with 10,500 hits.
My goal in doing these videos, and the tabs to begin with, is to make Joni Mitchell's guitar style accessible to her fans who feel they can't play her songs because they were too hard, or they were in "those weird tunings." I hope that, if you've ever felt this way before, you can find my tabs and videos will help you to get past these myths and learn how to play some of the most beautiful songs in the world.
You can find these videos at the JoniMitchell.com website on the music tab, where you would select The Guitar and Piano Transcription Database, and select the album Clouds. There are several other transcribers who have tabbed out these songs, as you can see, but if you select the version of Both Sides Now that I transcribed, you will see my video over the tab. Below is the video from my YouTube page, which I provide a link to in the sidebar to your right.
To date I have all the songs from Clouds completed except for I Don't Know Where I Stand and Tin Angel. Of course, I don't do a version of The Fiddle and The Drum because that song is performed a cappella.
Thanks for checking out these videos, and please give me feedback or suggestions!
Take care, Sue
My goal in doing these videos, and the tabs to begin with, is to make Joni Mitchell's guitar style accessible to her fans who feel they can't play her songs because they were too hard, or they were in "those weird tunings." I hope that, if you've ever felt this way before, you can find my tabs and videos will help you to get past these myths and learn how to play some of the most beautiful songs in the world.
You can find these videos at the JoniMitchell.com website on the music tab, where you would select The Guitar and Piano Transcription Database, and select the album Clouds. There are several other transcribers who have tabbed out these songs, as you can see, but if you select the version of Both Sides Now that I transcribed, you will see my video over the tab. Below is the video from my YouTube page, which I provide a link to in the sidebar to your right.
To date I have all the songs from Clouds completed except for I Don't Know Where I Stand and Tin Angel. Of course, I don't do a version of The Fiddle and The Drum because that song is performed a cappella.
Thanks for checking out these videos, and please give me feedback or suggestions!
Take care, Sue
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