Big Yellow Taxi (Original Instrumental Cover) OpenMic Week 4

Open Mic Week 4: I used to eat lunch at the spot Joni Mitchel was writing about in an area called Yorkville in Toronto. I actually had my office window at one point over-looking it. The song itself is not really what it sounds like on the surface - yellow taxi was slang for a police car in Toronto at the time (some genius painted them yellow). I guess it made the song more appealing to call the police cab drivers rather than something more pejorative! Brilliant!

For those out there who care - the guitar im playing is a Taylor circa 2003 (I have 12 guitars total - eek)- I have elixr strings on there and im playing in open D tuning (DADF#AD).

I sometimes tune into open A or D or G because it sounds so rich. I use it mostly for blues (especially with a slide). This song was discovered as I was playing something else - I could hear a bit of the melody so I figured it out (my version).

This is how I play my guitar most often - I can shred like anyone out there - but for me at 35 -its about the story, emotion and the color that music creates. Sometimes a simple arrangement can tell a complex story. This music made me happy today - hopefully im not alone!