I'm sure that Joni knows how to play in standard tuning. I think before she started composing her own songs, she performed a lot of folk tunes. Supposedly only three of her compositions are in standard - the two you mention and Harlem In Havanah.
Marian Vienna ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Paul Castle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 18:17:40 -0000 >I recently had an e-mail from Warren Allen, whose 'alternate tunings' >webpage link I posted on the list last week, asking if I knew whether >Joni had ever learnt to play the guitar in standard tuning (on his site he >quotes from Mark Hanson's book 'The Alternate Tunings Guide for Guitar' >(Amsco Publications, 1991) that Joni Mitchell "has always played only >in alternate tunings. She has never learned to play in standard tuning." > >Doing some research I found an article from 'Acoustic Guitar' magazine >(August 1996) - http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/9608ag.cfm - which >states that "only two of her songs 'Tin Angel' and 'Urge for Going' are in >standard tuning." > >Does anyone on the list know if this is correct?
