Joni Mitchell
Blue Motel Room Bass Tab
Blue Motel Room
Joni Mitchell
Double Bass Joni Mitchell
arr. for Electric Bass
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E E = Q E
Intro _____
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|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------5--4-|
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W W W H Q Q Q
Verse 1 ___ ___
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------9/10/9-5-----|
|-------5---------|-5---------------|---------------2-|-3---------------5-3-|
|-3-------3-----5-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------1-------|---------------------|
Q. E Q. E H H H Q. E H E E E E E E
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|---------------3-|--------<12>-7-----|-----------------|-----<12>-0-7-------|
|-1---------------|-1-----3-------5---|-----------------|-5------------5-----|
|---------1-------|-----------------5-|-3-------3-------|----------------5-4-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------3---------|--------------------|
H Q. E Q. E Q E E E Q. E H Q. E E E E E E
Verse 2
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|-------5---------|-5---------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------3-|
|-3-------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|---------3---------|
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Q. E H H H H H Q E E E Q. E
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|---------------3-|----------<12>-<5>-<12>-|-----------12---12---12-|(12)-12---12---12-------------|
|-1---------------|-1-----1-5--------------|---------5--------------|--------------------5---------|
|---------1-------|------------------------|-3-----3----------------|--------------------------5-3-|
|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
H Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q. E E
Bridge 1 ___ ___ ___ ___
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|-------------2---|---------10-97-------|-------------7---|------------12-------|
|-------3-------3-|----------------8-5---|---------5-------|---------------5---2-|
|-1-------1-------|-1------------------5-|-----------------|-------5-10----------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-3---------------|-3---------------3---|
Q. E Q. E E H E E E E E E H Q Q Q. E E E E E E
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|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------12|---12---12---12-9-----------|
|-3-----3-----------|-3-------------5-|-------5-----------|------------------75-------|
|---------3-------3-|-----------------|-3-------3---3-----|----------------------7-----|
|-----------1-------|---------1-------|-------------------|------------------------7-5-|
Q E E E Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E
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|-------------7---|------------------|---------3-------|---------3-----3---|
|---------5-------|----------5---2-3-|-------------3---|-------------------|
|---------------5-|------------------|-1---------------|-1---------------1-|
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H Q E E H Q E E H Q Q H Q. E E
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|---------3--------3---|-----------------|-----------12---12---12-|---12---12---15---10---------|
|-1-----1---1----------|-1-----1-5-------|---------5--------------|-----------------------3-5---|
|--------------------1-|---------------5-|-3-----3----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------------|---------------------------3-|
Q. E E Q. E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E
Verse 2 ___ ___ ___
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|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------5---------|-5-----5-------5-2-|-3-----------------|---------------5-3-|
|-3-------3-----5-|-------------------|-------3-------5-3-|-------3-----------|
|-----------------|---------3---------|---------1---------|-1-------1---------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q. E Q. E E Q. E Q. E E
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|---------------3-|-----------------|-----------------|-12-14-16/17-12---9-5---------|
|-1---------------|-1-----1-5-------|---------5-------|------------------------7-5---|
|---------1-------|---------------5-|-3-----3---------|----------------------------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H E E E E Q E Q E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------5---------|-5-------5-----0-2-|-3-----3-----------|-3---------------3-0-|
|-3-------3-----3-|-------5-----------|---------3-------3-|-------5-3-----3-----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------1-------|-----------0/1-------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q. E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E
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|-----------------|-------------12----|---------------12-|---12---12----12----12---------|
|-1---------------|-1-----1-5-------0-|---------5--------|-----------12--------------5---|
|---------1-------|-------------------|-3-----3----------|-----------------10------5---5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
H H Q. E Q Q E Q. E Q Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------5---------|-5-------------5-2-|-3---------------|-3-----3-----------|
|-3-------3-----3-|-------------------|-------3-------3-|---------3-------3-|
|-----------------|---------3---------|---------1-------|-----------1-------|
Q. E Q. E H Q. E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q. E
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|-----------------|----------<12>-0---|-------------12--12-14-16-|-/17-12---9/109-----------|
|-1---------------|-1-----1-5-------0-|-------2---5--------------|------------------10--7-5---|
|---------1-------|-------------------|-3---5--------------------|--------------------------5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
H H Q. E E Q E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E
Bridge 2 ___ ___ ___
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|-----------------|-------3---------2---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------3-----3---|---------3---------3-|-5-------5-------|---------5-----0-2-|
|-1-------1-------|-1---------1---------|-------------5---|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-------3---------|-3-----------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E E Q. E E Q. E Q Q H Q. E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4/5--4/5-------|-------<12>--9/109-5-----|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------5------------5---|-----5----------------5---|
|-------3-------3-|-------3-------5-|-3---3------------------5-|-3----------------------5-|
|---------1-------|---------1-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-------------------|---------3---------|---------------3-----|
|-5-----5---------|-5-----------------|-------3-----0-5-3-|-----------3---------|
|---------------5-|-------5-------5-3-|-1-----------------|-1---------------1---|
|---------3-------|---------3---------|-------------------|-----1---------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E Q. E Q E E E Q Q. Q E Q
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|---------------0-3-|---------0-12--0---|-----12--12-----------|-----------------|
|-1-----1-1---------|-1-----1---------0-|-------------12-------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-10--------------10---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------10-|(10)-------------|
Q. E Q. E E Q. E E Q E E Q Q Q Q E E W
Rit.
Outro
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|-----------|------14/15-14/15-15---12---12|---12--12---------------|-----------------||
|--5 Bars --|---15-------------------------|----------12--10--------|-----------------||
|---Rest ---|------------------------------|------------------6/7---|-3---------------||
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E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q W
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
