{"id":16174,"date":"2018-08-08T22:30:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=16174"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:57:41","slug":"joni-mitchells-alternative-tunings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/joni-mitchells-alternative-tunings\/","title":{"rendered":"Joni Mitchell&#8217;s Alternative Tunings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Musicians like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joni_Mitchell\">Joni Mitchell<\/a> are a dying breed. Although I\u2019m not big on folk myself, I have a soft spot for Joni. <!--more-->Don\u2019t even come here with Counting Crows\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU\">cover<\/a> of \u2018Big Yellow Taxi\u2019 with Vanessa Carlton giving her best Hanson impression. No, I want the real thing:<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-94bdmscdw20\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-94bdmscdw20\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/94bdMSCdw20?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/94bdMSCdw20?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/joni-mitchells-alternative-tunings\\\/#arve-youtube-94bdmscdw20\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/94bdMSCdw20?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2010-08-05T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2>Why Joni Mitchell is awesome<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s many reasons to love Joni. She wrote catchy songs with thoughtful lyrics, was an excellent guitarist, produced her own albums, and released 17 of them before retiring. I could go on at length about her album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XsmSgaG5cbo&amp;index=3&amp;list=PLWnVxuqvY7JgyYmz0XuiTTwas-PmXclNJ\">Blue<\/a>, as could any other music reviewer. But we\u2019re here to look at some of the alternate tunings Joni has used during her career.<\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell has used over 50 different alternative tunings spread across her catalogue of music, so it would be unfair to define her by one. There is one alternate tuning you need to master in order to get the Joni sound, however. That is Open D:<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-trotu9ipi0g\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-trotu9ipi0g\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tROtu9IpI0g?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tROtu9IpI0g?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/joni-mitchells-alternative-tunings\\\/#arve-youtube-trotu9ipi0g\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/tROtu9IpI0g?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/Capture-7.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2013-09-16T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Open D is a good start, as it will allow you to get straight into playing \u201cBig Yellow Taxi\u201d mentioned above, as well as some of her other songs like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_y7O06z77Q\">Chelsea Morning<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aCnf46boC3I\">Both Sides Now<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>How to get the Joni Mitchell&#8217;s Alternative Tunings with your Roadie 2<\/h2>\n<p>To get the Joni sound, you will need to add the Open D tuning to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/roadie2\/\">Roadie 2<\/a>. In order to do that, open the Roadie app and tap where it says Tunings. Here, you\u2019ll select your six-string guitar and then Create New Tuning. Add in the Open D like this: D A D F\u266f A D. Once that\u2019s done, name the tuning Open D and then save it by hitting Sync. Hello Joni!<\/p>\n<h2>Variety is the spice of life as a musician<\/h2>\n<p>If you watch footage of her live performances, you\u2019ll find that she likes to make life a bit difficult for those trying to imitate her. You think you\u2019ve learned one of her songs, just to discover that she\u2019s changed the key on the live version. She also liked to change the keys with her capo, and the position of that has also changed a lot over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Joni has described how the use of alternate tunings as the key to her songwriting. By changing up the tuning and playing with some new chord progressions, she kept evolving her style and technique. She even invented her own tuning notation system, where Open D was notated as D75435. This method was used to indicate the tuning of a string relative to the one below it.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonimitchell.com\">website<\/a> for more in-depth explanation of her approach to songwriting and tuning &#8212; something I\u2019d highly recommend! 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