"Both Sides Now" - Joni Mitchell - Tutorial/TAB
 

This is a beautiful song that I originally transcribed from memory many years ago, having listened to Randy Scruggs version some ten years previous. Its in open G tuning: DGDGBD - fingerstyle.

The TAB sounds very robotic as I have only transcribed WHEN you should pluck a note. In practice, you should generally sustain all the notes as long as possible. Bass notes naturally are played with the thumb. You should vary the tempo of this piece, particularly by slowing down at the end of sections. Where there are two notes played with the thumb and finger together, I tend to play the bass note a fraction before the melody note. In all places in the slow sections where there are more than two notes played together, I arpeggiate rather than play them all together.

If you have trouble with any section or have a question, please quote the bar numbers that you can see in the TAB. Its not a particularly difficult piece.

Download the Tuxguitar TAB here: Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Isn't open G tuning DBDGBD?

Its actually DGDGBD. Sorry for the typo!

Thank you Backslider, I'm adding this gorgeous song to my learn list.

You are welcome. Let me know if you need a hand with any of it.

Once you get it happening on guitar, you will find it sounds infinitely better than the TAB robot.

I can't get any of you Tutitoral Tabs to open, any suggestions?

Thanks, can't wait to learn Both Sides Now!

What software are you using? I only uploaded this for Tuxguitar, which is 100% free software.

PDF would be my only resourse to use.

Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks again.

Barry

PDF it is: Both_Sides_Now.pdf

Thank you very much for the PDF file tab, I truly appreciate it.

One last thing.....I can't get your YouTube link of the tutitoral to open up either.

Sorry to be such a bother

Thanks

I don't have a Youtube link :)

I will be throwing up some stuff on Youtube later on, but am still organising a decent recording environment.

Please feel free to post here is you have difficulty with something or have a question. Please quote the bar numbers if referring to a particular section.

Hi,

The song Both Sides Now is actually not in an open G tuning!
It is in open D with the capo on the 4th fret.

Thanks Backslider. I had sent a PM asking for a scanned copy ... this is just as good.

Trust me, this is in open G, no capo required.

It is in open D with capo on 5th fret:
see this Joni clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcrEqIpi6sg