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How To Play Big Yellow Taxi on 4-string CBG

Posted by Poorness Studios on October 30, 2021 at 11:38am

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I recently posted a video where I played a rendition of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi on cigar box guitar. I got a few questions about how I did it so I decided to make this video. The guitar is tuned A-D-F#-A and the strings are .036-.026-.017-.013 respectively.

Intro & Background @ 0:00
Tuning @ 1:11
Verse Riff @ 2:11
Chorus Riff @ 6:17
Putting the Verse/Chorus Together @ 8:23
Intro & Outro @ 9:18
Summary @ 10:43

See the video I'm referencing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtKqNGwwAU

And check out more CBG Tutorials here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwIixlr7C6KXPJNtd6WUculsYimIwVOJ7

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Poorness Studios November 1, 2021 at 9:02am

Thanks Brian. I imagine that was quite the experience seeing Dylan play this one.
BrianQ. November 1, 2021 at 12:36am

Kool, perfect on a 4 banger! I worked the Dylan & the Dead tour in the later mid 80’s, Dylan would do this song during sound check, it sure got the crew’s toes a tappin’ :)
Poorness Studios October 30, 2021 at 4:49pm

I am not going to argue with that logical at all AGP. LOL.
AGP # October 30, 2021 at 4:19pm

"Another Fine Tutorial Poorness", However!, Joni is a lot prettier than you ;-D