Woodstock - Joni Mitchell / CSNY Cover (Woodstock 40th Anniversary)

Our cover of Woodstock - By Joni Mitchell although we've taken the Crosby, Stills Nash and Young route.

Joni Mitchell wrote the song from what she had heard from then-boyfriend, Graham Nash, about the festival. She had not been there herself, since she was told it would be more advantageous to appear on The Dick Cavett Show by a manager. She wrote this song in a hotel room in New York City, watching the reports of the Festival on television. "The deprivation of not being able to go provided me with an intense angle on Woodstock," she told an interviewer shortly after the event. It was later released on her third album, Ladies of the Canyon in 1970, on her Shadows and Light album, and again in 1996 on her Hits album.

The song later went on to be hits for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Matthews Southern Comfort, the latter reaching #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in October 1970, and the former reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. David Crosby in an interview in the documentary Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind said that Mitchell had captured the feeling and importance of the Woodstock festival better than anyone who had been there

Chords are -

Verse- G/// G/// C/// C/// C/// C/// G/// G/// (rpt)

Chorus- C/// G/// C/// C/// Bb/// F/// C/// G///
G11///

G11- 3x0013

Or Capo on 3

Verse- E/// E/// A/// A/// A/// A/// E/// E/// (rpt)

Chorus- A/// E/// A/// A/// G/// D/// A/// E///
E11///

E11 - 020200

Category:

Music

Tags:

• woodstock
• joni mitchell
• crosby stills nash young
• CSN
• CSNY
• 40th anniversary
• 1969
• cover
• 60's
• Stephen Stills
• Graham Nash
• David Crosby
• acoustic
• misspopanoche
• Shuie

[ueno12132000]

Hello.

Thank you for a very rhythmical performance. The collaboration of two is wonderful. It can be a this time good doing. I enjoyed it.

[misspopanoche]

Thank you ueno.

[RachaelDragonfly]

Great Job! I really enjoyed it.

[misspopanoche]

Thanks Rachael

[MrJsc1970]

Fantastic Cover for both Wooden Ships and Woodstock. You two could easily fill in for either 3. I've been trying to find tabs or figure out the chords for the csny version of woodstock. Could you please post the chords that you play in this video. Thanks and keep bringing those great harmonies on youtube. jsc from Austin,TX USA

[misspopanoche]

Hey MrJsc - I posted the chords in the video description for you. I tried posting them here but it wouldn't let me do it.

Hope they help.

Thanks for a lovely comment.

~Sonya

[paule140688]

What a great cover! By far the best one I´ve ever heard...Cheers from austria

[zukowitz1]

wow, is was'nt expecting that. awsome !!

[sammbamm27]

Got chills, good stuff!

[RCROSSH]

What a great cover ! congratulations !!

I sub!!

[rumi214]

Unique! Keep singing!!  It its own way as good as the original!

Can I buy your CD?

[rumi214]

Unique! Keep singing!! It its own way as good as the original!

[rumi214]

Unique! Keep singing!!

[ibseric]

You two sound fantastic!

[hubhub1254]

very nice thank you

[llazy1]

great job- thanks for using good mikes.