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07 Mar 01 - 12:30 PM (#412833) Subject: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni Mitchell? From: GUEST,Tom Anyone know the chords to the song Twisted sung by Joni on the Court and Spark album. I have check all kinds of tab sites for it but to no avail. I'm not too good at picking out jazz voicings by ear. Any help is greatly appeciated. Thanks. Tom |
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07 Mar 01 - 12:35 PM (#412838) Subject: Lyr Add: TWISTED (Joni Mitchell) From: Justa Picker TWISTED My analyst told me That I was right out of my head The way he described it He said I'd be better dead than live I didn't listen to his jive I knew all along That he was all wrong And I knew that he thought I was crazy but I'm not Oh no My analyst told me That I was right out of my head He said I'd need treatment But I'm not that easily led He said I was the type That was most inclined When out of his sight To be out of my mind And he thought I was nuts No more ifs or ands or buts They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild With all my crazy ideas But I knew what was happening I knew I was a genius... What's so strange when you know That you're a wizard at three I knew that this was meant to be Now I heard little children Were supposed to sleep tight That's why I got into the vodka one night My parents got frantic Didn't know what to do But I saw some crazy scenes Before I came to Now do you think I was crazy I may have been only three But I was swinging They all laugh at angry young men They all laugh at Edison And also at Einstein So why should I feel sorry If they just couldn't understand The idiomatic logic That went on in my head I had a brain It was insane Oh they used to laugh at me When I refused to ride On all those double-decker buses All because there was no driver on the top My analyst told me That I was right out of my head But I said dear doctor I think that it's you instead Because I have got a thing That's unique and new To prove it I'll have The last laugh on you 'Cause instead of one head I got two And you know two heads are better than one.
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07 Mar 01 - 12:47 PM (#412850) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: Trapper A quick search on GOOGLE.COM reveals this website, which posts that the Sher Music Co. has the lead to "Twisted" by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in their "New Real Fake Book". - Al |
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07 Mar 01 - 03:23 PM (#412929) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: Matt Woodbury/Mimosa I found them in the Hal Leonard Jazz Fakebook. Since i play a diatonic instrument (folk harp) I had to change some of the chords to work, but it seemed to work fairly well. Mimosa |
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07 Mar 01 - 03:45 PM (#412937) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Add: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: GUEST,Tom Thanks all. I would LOVE to hear that tune on harp. is the folk harp sorta like an Irish harp? Tom |
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07 Mar 01 - 06:24 PM (#413014) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: GUEST,Joni Mitchell Give the credit where it's due. I wish I had written "Twisted," but its by Annie Ross.
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07 Mar 01 - 07:02 PM (#413035) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: Lane Point well taken, Joni - you performed it exceptionally, as always. |
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07 Mar 01 - 07:59 PM (#413060) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: Callie at work Ever noticed how many Woody Allen films feature the song? pretty funny eh? |
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08 Mar 01 - 06:29 AM (#413267) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: GUEST,Tom Sooooo Joni, Do you happen to recall the changes to the tune? I know it's in D and I have a couple chords but alot of them are escaping me. A co-worker and I would love to play this at a retirement party for a psychologist friend of ours as a little fun after dinner. Thank you, Tom P.S. It's very cool that you responded! |
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16 Oct 08 - 08:37 PM (#2467857) Subject: Chords Add: TWISTED (Hendricks, Lambert, Ross) From: GUEST,Jim Gilkeson Hi, I got part of the way into "Twisted" (the song, I mean) in a recent guitar lesson. I took me a while to get used to the 13th chord, and the C7/9 is pretty dissonant, but it actually plays fairly easily. The song was originally done by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross in the '50s or early '60s. If you listen to their recording, you will notice how exactly Joni Mitchell replicates Annie Ross's original vocal. Try this: (4 beats to the measure) E9 / My analyst told me A13 / that I was right out of my head E9 / the way he described it E9 / he said I'd be better off dead than live A13 / I didn't listen to his jive A#dim / I knew all along that E9 / I knew all along C7/9 / that he was all wrong F#min / And I knew that he thought B7 / that I was crazy, but I'm Not (turn around) E9 / c7/9 / F#min / B7 Good luck, Jim G. |
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17 Oct 08 - 03:48 PM (#2468520) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: Roger in Baltimore Jim, Thanks for posting the chords, but it is probably too late for Tom's friend's retirement party in 2001. Which brings up a question. How do people dig up these old threads? Roger in Baltimore |
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02 May 09 - 01:28 PM (#2623185) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni M From: GUEST,Jim Sorry, Roger, about not posting in time for the retirement party in 2001. If by threads you mean the postings to this site, or sites like this one, I think the only way is to either check in regularly or have some kind of email notification when there is an addition to the thread. Did you try to play "Twisted" using these chords? I performed it a couple of times myself. The song is known enough that there are usually people who sing along with parts of it. I find it a lot of fun to sing and play. Jim |
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02 May 09 - 10:30 PM (#2623365) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni Mitchell From: Artful Codger Annie Ross set the words to a saxophone solo by Wardell Grey, who must be credited with the music. Ross was singing this song before the trio came into being. To quote the liner notes by Jon Hendricks on the LP The Best of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (1974), describing the origins of the group: Meanwhile, Annie Ross, she of the Titian tresses, Balenciaga dresses and British background, was getting around, musically, recording her witty, creative lyrics to Wardell Gray saxophone solos like "Twisted," "Farmer's Market" and "Jackie". Those ineffable Fates were later to make her one of a group of thirteen singers Dave Lambert engaged to Sing a Song of Basie [1957, the first LH&R recording]—the only one who had any idea of what we were doing being Annie. And so from backgrounds of the most mutual interest we came together. |
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04 May 09 - 08:41 AM (#2623876) Subject: RE: Chords to 'Twisted' by Joni Mitchell From: GUEST,Rob the Roadie Annie Ross singing Twisted was featured on the jazz programme on Radio Scotland on Sunday 3rd May. Angie Wright does a very good version of it as well. Got to get her a plug in somewhere. |
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05 Dec 19 - 07:15 PM (#4022367) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Twisted (from Joni Mitchell) From: keberoxu Feast your eyes -- if you dare -- on this written transcription of the tenor saxophone solo, by Wardell Gray whose music this is in the first place. solo transcription, "Twisted" This transcription appears on the memorial webpages to Wardell Gray. The musician who wrote all this out is identified as NYC musician Alex Hoffman. |
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05 Dec 19 - 07:41 PM (#4022373) Subject: RE: Chords Req: Twisted (from Joni Mitchell) From: keberoxu This was Wardell Gray. And here is his definitive performance of his own "Twisted" to which Annie Ross came up with her own lyrics. This music was recorded for Prestige Records, and is probably under copyright. |