From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #182 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Sunday, February 9 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 182 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The new Joni Tuning Book and a strange Dawntreader tuning ["Susan E. ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 04:30:10 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Re: The new Joni Tuning Book and a strange Dawntreader tuning Thanks Les for your very kind words and the space you have given us low these many years to make some of the most beautiful music in the world accessible to anyone who has the courage to try and play it ... And thanks so much to my compatriot transcribers for their hard work. I haven't gotten my book yet, Anita, but I know I've been playing The Way It Is (a song that is not in the book but is on the site transcribed by Marian) and Dawntreader lately in DGDDAD and it sounds right on to me. I agree with Les that if you really want to play these songs exactly how Joni plays it ... Watch the videos and listen to the recordings and get into her head and after a while you will notice that there are certain fingering shapes she would most likely not use. I'm sure I'll have more to say on this subject when the book is in hand. Take care, Sue Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 8, 2014, at 1:10 PM, "Les Irvin" wrote: > > The unfortunate aspect of all this is that the fan-based transcriptions have, as Anita mentioned, yet to be properly recognized and respected. The debate will probably never be resolved as to the "exact way" that Joni played these - Joni doesn't remember, and it's certainly possible that Joel may have - at times - inexact notes or memory. > > In questions like this re Dawntreader (I expect more of them to come up) it's all about knowing what left-hand shapes Joni tends to use, what shapes she would probably never use, listening for open strings, watching video of Joni playing them, etc... I think the JoniMitchell.com team of guitarists (primarily Sue, Marian, Howard, Dave, and Mark) are the best suited people on the planet to know these details and assess the "correct" way to play them. > > Hopefully someday they'll get the respect and recognition they deserve. If it weren't for the pricey copyrights, I think they should write their own book! For now, the transcriptions on the website are real good, for free. > >> On 2/8/2014 10:10 AM, Anita G wrote: >> Joni thanks Joel Bernstein for preserving the tunings, which is great, >> but I was SO surprised that there was no mention of Sue, Marian, Mark >> Howard nor your good self, Dave, who have made the songs accessible >> to us minions. ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #182 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------