Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Guitar Lesson Info
Learn how to play Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter note-for-note on guitar with our Joni Mitchell – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Guitar Lesson.
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Barre chords: Yes
Thumb over chords: No
Playing Style: Strummed
Tuning: C G D F C E
This lesson teaches Joni’s guitar part from the original studio version.
The complete file contains a lesson video, a performance play thru video, tabs, chords and lyrics. You’ll receive a link to download the lesson which will download as a zip file of 257 Mb containing all the lesson content.
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You’ll receive at least two videos per song, one lesson and one performance-standard play-through. You’ll receive the chords/lyrics and guitar tabs as PDF files.
The videos are mp4 format and should play on PC’s, Macs and most mobile devices.
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Robert Craig Weber says
Speaking of “Coyote,” I love the video of Joni performing the tune at Gordon Lightfoot’s house. She and Bob were sitting side-by-side, and she’s obvously happy to impress the others.
As the public has since learned, the lyrics to “Coyote” recount her experience with the late playwright/actor, Sam Shepard.
The word for Joni and Sam at this time in their careers is parapatetic.
Back to the point of Jerry’s lesson, where else but at his site could we learn the intricacies of Joni’s technique?
Jerry says
Thanks Robert – I appreciate those words.
Sam Shepard clearly had quite an effect on Joni.
It was interesting to me that she chose the same tuning, using a similar rhythm and that same 002220 chord as the home chord on her very next album.
The lyrics here are much more impressionist but they’re both such great songs.
Steve Huff says
Jerry,
On these songs where you tune the low E down to C, are you using a higher than usual gauge string for it? I’ve just always wondered, because I’ve never been able to get a good sound in that tuning.
Thanks!
Jerry says
Hi Steve
I’m using .11 to .50 here and I’m lucky that this guitar and the Santa Cruz quite happily drop down to a C on the 6th string.
Some looseness is part of the sound on these low tunings, but obviously not enough to put it out of tune.
Try a .53 on the 6th string if you’re having that problem.
Steve Huff says
Thanks for the reply!