Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell - Acoustic Guitar Lesson Preview from Totally Guitars

In 1974 Joni Mitchell released her Court And Spark album, which included Free Man In Paris. Many artists, including Aimee Mann and Elton John, have since covered the song.

It is played in Double Dropped D Tuning and uses just a few chord shapes. There are some tricky rhythm patterns and the lesson includes a simple tab arrangement just showing the chord shapes. The specific variations on each chord are explained in detail in the various segments.

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[billcrystal]

She lived with David Geffen for a while and spent time in Paris with him. The song is about him escaping "stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song".

[critter]

Thanks, nice job TG! (Nice guitar also)My favorite Joni Mitchell song of all time.

[bm]

Love this song. Watch the doco 'Inventing David Geffen' which talks about how the song came about and his reaction to it.

[rickvia]

Nice work on the intro and bridge. Only thing missing is the flute. Thumbs Up.

[statiegdat]

Thanks for this so helpful 😸 and the background info was very interesting

[zackamania]

She says this was written explicitly for and about David Geffen

[gaminglegion]

man billy thorpe is amaxing when he sings it

[TheGrimtraveller]

it's actually done in open-d tuning (DADF#AD), not double drop D.

[MichaelEllsworth-ph]

Still charging for lessons when others better than you free you won’t be around long