Song: This flight tonight
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Composer: Joni Mitchell
Album: Blue

Tabbed by DJ  3rd June 2019

G OPEN TUNING with a low G bass note : G-G-D-G-B-d

CAPO: 1st fret
(Chords will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)

1st string DOWN to D
2nd, 3rd and 4th strings as standard tuning
5th string DOWN to G
6th string DOWN to G
                (an octave below detuned 5th string)
THEN, gently add the CAPO at the 1st fret.

You may need to use a capo type where the pressure
is adjustable, simpler ones may not hold the bottom
string tight enough. Re-check all the tuning,
particularly the very slack 6th string which adds
that growl. Keep your strumming a bit lighter than
normal to avoid knocking it out of tune too much.

VERY FINE TUNING:
Only needed if you want to play along more accurately
with the 'Blue' album track. Joni's guitar is tuned a
little under standard pitch. To match it much closer,
use a chromatic tuner and tune ALL six strings down
a little further, by approx. minus 20 cents.

For the G to C chords slide up from the open strings
into the 5th fret barre.
In the Breaks, slide up two frets from 
the Gsus2 chord into the G * chord.
For the Cadd9 chords hammer-on and off the chord
from the open string voicing of the G chord.

VERY IMPORTANT:
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, the diagrams are produced automatically
from a generic database which does not include
this song's open tuning. Just use the voicings
suggested in the text column numbers.

NOTE: In the breaks there are two variations of
voicing for the G chord, differentiated in the tab
by an asterisk.

[Intro]           [Verses]
Gsus4 = 000535     Gsus4 = 000535    G     = 000000
Gm11  = 000313     Gm7   = 008760    C     = 555555
                   G5    = 005030    Cadd9 = 002010
                   Gsus7 = 003010

 [Choruses]       [Breaks]           [Coda]
 Gmaj7 = 000434    Gsus2 = 000210    Gmaj7 = 004030
 Am11  = 000212    G *   = 000430    Cadd9 = 002010
 Cadd9 = 002010    Cadd9 = 002010    G     = 000000
 G     = 000000    G     = 000000

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[Intro]
         
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[Verse 1]
         
"Look out the 

           
left", the Cap

tain said,
            
    "The light

              
s down there, 


that's where w

e'll land"
            
      I saw a 

            
falling     ..

                 
.star burn up,
              
Above the Las 

            
Vegas sands

[Verse 2]
         
It wasn't the 

             
one that you g


ave to me,
            
    That night

         
 down south be

              
tween the trai

    
l - ers,
            
    Not the ea

            
rly one  ...th

              
at you can wis

        
h upon,
              
Not the northe

             
rn one that gu

            
ides in the sa

  
il - ors

[Chorus]
         
Oh, star brigh

    
t,  star brigh

t,
         
You've got the

              
 loving that I

       
 like, alright

,
         
Turn this craz

  
y bird around,
         
I...    should

             
n't have got o

              
n this flight 

     
to - night

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[Verse 3]
         
You got that l

       
ook so gentle 

and sweet, but

...
            
   ...You've g

              
ot the look so

 
 critical,
            
Now, I  can't 

             
talk to you, b

             
aby, I get so 

       
weak,
             
Sometimes I th

              
ink that love 

         
is just   ...m

       
ythi - cal

[Verse 4]
         
Up there's a h

       
eaven, down th

ere's a town,
            
    Blackness 

              
everywhere and

 
 little lights

 shine,
            
Oh, blackness,

             
 black - ness,

             
 dragging me d

       
own,
              
Come on, light

              
 the candle in

          
 this poor hea

    
rt of mine

[Chorus]
         
Oh, star brigh

    
t,  star brigh

t,
         
You've got the

              
 loving that I

       
 like, alright

,
         
Turn this craz

  
y bird around,
         
I...    should

             
n't have got o

              
n this flight 

     
to - night

[Break]
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[Verse 5]
             
I'm drinking s


weet champagne

,
        
Got the headph

ones up high,
            
Can't ...numb 

              
you out, can't

          
 drum you out 


of my mind,
             
They're playin

             
g, 'Goodbye, b

       
a - by! Baby, 

goodbye!
        
Oo - oo,  love

                 
 is blind!'

[Verse 6]
         
Up go the flap

    
s,  down go th

e wheels,
            
    I hope you

          
 got your heat


 turned on, ba

by,
            
I  hope they f

             
inally fixed y

             
our automobile

     
,
              
I hope it's be

            
tter when we m

    
eet a - gain, 

baby

[Chorus]
         
Star bright,  


star bright,
         
You've got the

              
 loving that I

            
 like, al - ri

ght,
         
Turn this craz

  
y bird around,
        
   Shouldn't h

             
ave got on thi

              
s flight ...to

   
 - night

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