Little Green Tab by Joni Mitchell
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From: tino@astro.uva.nl
Little Green
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Artist: Joni Mitchell
>From album Blue
Written in 1968 (although Blue was released in 1972 I believe)
Transcribed by: Tino Meinen tino@astro.uva.nl
Tuning (low to high) D G D G B D
Capo 4th Fret
Chord shapes:
Gmaj7 Bm6 Am6 G2sus4 G G7sus2 C Bb
DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD
x00434 x44030 x22010 x00210 000000 x00203 x55555 x33333
(The low bass D string is only played at the very end of the song, in the last chord
which gives a very nice effect of relaxation!!)
I've indicated the fingering of the right hand for the intro.
During the rest of the song the thumb (p) always plays the 4th and 5th,
and the three fingers(i,m,a) play 1st, 2nd, and 3rd string.
The time signature is 8/8 (3+3+2) most of the time,
but sometimes changes to 4/4 for one measure (e.g. bar no 2 in the intro)
('H' means Hammer on)
Intro:
Gmaj7 Bm6 Am6 G2sus4 G
D|4-----4---------|------0-------0|----0----------|------0--------|
B|3---3-3-----3---|3-------1------|0H1---1-----1--|0-----------0--|
G|----4-----4-4---|0---0---0---0--|0H2-------2----|----0-----0---0|
D|--------0-0-0-0-|--4-------2----|--------0-0-0-0|--0-----0------|
G|0-----0---------|4-------2------|0-----0--------|0-----0--------|
D|----------------|---------------|--------- -----|---------------|
a m a a a i a m a m a m m a m i a i a i
m i m m m m p i p i i p i p i p p
p p p i p i p p p p p p
Gmaj7 Bm6 Am6 G2sus4 G
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|----0----------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0H1---0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----------0---0|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--------0------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0--------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Born with the moon in cancer
Gmaj7 Bm6 Am6 G2sus4 G7sus2
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|3-----3-----3--|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----2-----2----|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--0-----0-----0|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Choose her a name she will answer to Call her
Am6 G C
D|------0---------|0-----0-----0--|------------5--|------5-----5--|
B|1-----------1---|1-----1-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----|----5-----5----|----5-----5----|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2-----2-----0|--5-----5-----5|--5-----5-----0|
G|2-----2-----2---|2-----2-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green, and the winters cannot fade her, call her Green for the
children who've made her Little
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|----0----------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0H1---0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----------0---0|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--------0------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0--------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green, be a gypsy dancer.
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|----0----------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0H1---0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----------0---0|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--------0------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0--------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
He went to California
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|3-----3-----3--|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0-----0-----2--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----2-----2----|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--0-----0-----0|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Hearing that everything's warmer there so you
D|------0---------|0-----0-----0--|------------5--|------5-----5--|
B|1-----------1---|1-----1-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----|----5-----5----|----5-----5----|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2-----2-----0|--5-----5-----5|--5-----5-----0|
G|2-----2-----2---|2-----2-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Write him a letter and say 'her heyes are blue', he sends you a poem
and she's lost to you
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|0--------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0--------------|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|---------------|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|---------------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Little green He's a non-conformer. Just a Little
D|------5--------|------3-----3--|----------0----|------0--------|
B|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----1-----1--|1---0-0-----0--|
G|----5-----5----|----3-----3----|----0----------|----------0---0|
D|--5-----5-----5|--3-----3-----3|--0-----0-----0|--0------------|
G|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----0-----0--|0---0-0--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green like the color when the spring is born There'll be
D|------0--------|------0--------|0--------------|0--------------|
B|3-----------3--|1-----------1--|1-----0-----0--|0--------------|
G|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|----0-----2----|---------------|
D|--4-----4-----4|--2-----2-----2|--0-----0-----0|---------------|
G|4-----4-----4--|2-----2-----2--|0-----0-----0--|0--------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Crocuses to bring to school tomorrow Just a Little
C Bb G G6 G
D|------5--------|------3-----3--|----------0----|------0--------|
B|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----1-----1--|1---0-0-----0--|
G|----5-----5----|----3-----3----|----0----------|----------0---0|
D|--5-----5-----5|--3-----3-----3|--0-----0-----0|--0------------|
G|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----0-----0--|0---0-0--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green like the nights when the northern lights perform. There'll be
D|------0--------|------0--------|------0-------0|---------------|----0----------|
B|3-----------3--|1-----------1--|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0H1---0-----0--|
G|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----------0---0|
D|--4-----4-----4|--2-----2-----2|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--------0------|
G|4-----4-----4--|2-----2-----2--|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
icicles and birthday clothes, and sometimes there'll be sorrow
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|----0----------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0H1---0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----------0---0|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--------0------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0--------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Child with a child pretending
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|3-----3-----3--|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|----2-----2----|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--0-----0-----0|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Weary of lies you're sending home so you
D|------0---------|0-----0-----0--|------------5--|------5-----5--|
B|1-----------1---|1-----1-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
G|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----|----5-----5----|----5-----5----|
D|--2-----2-----2-|--2-----2-----0|--5-----5-----5|--5-----5-----0|
G|2-----2-----2---|2-----2-----0--|5-----5-----5--|5-----5-----5--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
sign all the papers in the family name, you're sad and you're
sorry but you're not ashamed, Little
D|4-----4-----4---|------0-------0|---------------|0--------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---|3-------1------|1-----0-----0--|0--------------|
G|----4-----4-----|----0-------0--|----0-----2----|---------------|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|---------------|
G|0-----0-----0---|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0--------------|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green have a happy ending Just a Little
D|------5--------|------3-----3--|----------0----|------0--------|
B|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----1-----1--|1---0-0-----0--|
G|----5-----5----|----3-----3----|----0----------|----------0---0|
D|--5-----5-----5|--3-----3-----3|--0-----0-----0|--0------------|
G|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----0-----0--|0---0-0--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green like the color when the spring is born There'll be
D|------0--------|------0--------|0--------------|0--------------|
B|3-----------3--|1-----------1--|1-----0-----0--|0--------------|
G|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|----0-----2----|---------------|
D|--4-----4-----4|--2-----2-----2|--0-----0-----0|---------------|
G|4-----4-----4--|2-----2-----2--|0-----0-----0--|0--------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Crocuses to bring to school tomorrow Just a Little
D|------5--------|------3-----3--|----------0----|------0--------|
B|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----1-----1--|1---0-0-----0--|
G|----5-----5----|----3-----3----|----0----------|----------0---0|
D|--5-----5-----5|--3-----3-----3|--0-----0-----0|--0------------|
G|5-----5-----5--|3-----3-----3--|0-----0-----0--|0---0-0--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Green like the nights when the northern lights perform. There'll be
D|------0--------|------0--------|------0-------0|---------------|------0--------|
B|3-----------3--|1-----------1--|3-------1------|1-----1-----1--|1-----------1--|
G|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|----0-------0--|----2-----2----|----2-----2----|
D|--4-----4-----4|--2-----2-----2|--4-------2----|--0-----0-----0|--0-----0-----0|
G|4-----4-----4--|2-----2-----2--|4-------2------|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
icicles and birthday clothes, and sometimes there'll be sorrow
D|------0---------|----0-------0--|---------------|----0-------0--|
B|0-----------0---|0H1---1--------|0-----0-----0--|0H1---1--------|
G|----2-----2-----|----------2----|----2-----2----|----------2----|
D|--0-----0-----0-|--------------0|--0-----0-----0|--------0-----0|
G|0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|0-----0-----0--|
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------|----0----------|----0-------1--|---------------||
B|0-----0-----0---|0H1---1-----1--|0H1---1--------|----0----------||
G|----2-----2-----|----------2-2--|---------------|---0-----------||
D|--0-----0-----0-|--------0-0-0-0|---------------|--0------------||
G|0-----0-----0---|0-----0--------|0-----0--------|-0-------------||
D|----------------|---------------|---------------|0--------------||
