Peoples Parties Tab

by Joni Mitchell
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From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright \(Hman\))
 
                              PEOPLE'S PARTIES      - Joni Mitchell
                            ------------------------------------------
 
 
                                           tabbed by Howard Wright
                                           spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor
 
 
Tune guitar to open D
 
From low to high : DADF#AD
 
 
Please note that the strumming pattern is only approximate. The shapes
are the main thing - I've indicated roughly how many times each is
strummed but this isn't 100% accurate.
 
The same with the words - the changes should match up fairly well with
the words but listen to the record to get the detail.
 
/ means slide
 
 
INTRO:
------
 
D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
A-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
F#----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
A-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
 
D-----0---0-0---0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0-----5--3---0------------------|
A-----0---0-0---0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0-----5--3---0------------------|
F#--0-1---1-1---1--1/3--3-3-3-1-0--1-----5--3---0------------------|
D---0-2---2-2---2--2/4--4-4-4-2-0--2-----5--3---0------------------|
A---0-2---2-2---2------------------0-----5--3---0------------------|
D---0-2---2-2---2------------------------5--3---0------------------|
 
VERSE:
------
 
D-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
A-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
F#----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
D-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
A-----0-------0--0----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
D-----0-------0--0----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
-
      All the people at this party they got a lot of style
 
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
A------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
F#-----12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
A------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
 
  They got stamps of many countries they got passport smiles
 
D----------0--------0---0---------------------0-----------------0----0----------|
A----------0--------0---0---------------------0-----------------0----0----------|
F#---------0--------0---0--------------0------1-----------------1----1----------|
D----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
A----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
D----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
 
 Some are friendly, some are cutting, some are watching it from the wings
 
D-----------0----0--0--0---0--0----------0----------0--0--------------|
A-----------0----0--0--0---0--0----------0----------0--0--------------|
F#----------1/3--3--3--3---1--0----------1----------1--1--------------|
D-----------2/4--4--4--4---2--0----------2----------2--2--------------|
A----------------------------------------0----------0--0--------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Some are standing in the centre giving to get something
 
 
The rest follows almost exactly the same pattern - the only real
difference is at the end with the lines 'laughing it all away' :
 
 
D---0-------0---0-----0--0-------0----0--0--------0---0-0-0-0-0--0----|
A---0-------0---0-----0--0-------0----0--0--------0---0-0-0-0-0--0----|
F#--1-------1---0-----0--0-------1----1--1--------1/3-3-3-3-1-0--1----|
D---2-------2---9-----9--9-------2----2--2--------2/4-4-4-4-2-0--2----|
A---0-------0---9-----9--9-------2----2--2-----------------------0----|
D---------------9-----9--9-------2----2--2----------------------------|
 
Laughing it all  away -    ay - ay  -      ay-ay-ay
 
This repeats three times (I think) then it goes :
 
 
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
A----5-----------3---0-----------|
F#---5-----------3---0-----------|
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
A----5-----------3---0-----------|
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
 
  Laughing  it  all    away
 
That's all !
 
Enjoy
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4 comments
Erynn_Wilcox
Aha! This is the tab I found almost 20 years ago, and learned to play the song with--the others are just not as good. Nice work.
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robert.hunter36
THIS is great...thanks
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kttunstallator3
spot on, dude! very great 2 thumbs up!!! love the chords joni uses, sounds really mellow especially w/ her voice
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