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The album <i>''[[CSN (box set)|CSN]]</i>'' (box set) contains a demo version of the song played by Crosby on guitar, [[Jack Casady]] of [[Jefferson Airplane]] on bass, and [[Cyrus Faryar]] of [[Modern Folk Quartet]] on [[bouzouki]]. In the liner notes, Crosby says of the song: "When all my friends were listening to [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] and 1950s rock 'n' roll, I was listening to [[Chet Baker]], [[Gerry Mulligan]] and [[West Coast jazz]]. Later I got involved with the folk music scene. After getting kicked out of [[the Byrds]] I didn't have a plan, but I went back to my roots, and "Guinnevere" is a combination of these two influences."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://albumlinernotes.com/CSN_Box_Set_Tracklist.html | title=CSN Box Set Tracklist }}</ref>

*[[David Crosby]]: – lead vocals, guitarsharmony vocals, acoustic guitar

*[[Graham Nash]]: – lead vocals, harmony vocals

Miles Davis recorded a version of the song during a January 27, 1970 session. It was first released, in edited form, on the 1979 compilation ''[[Circle in the Round]]'', with a longer version appearing on the 1998 release of ''[[The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions]]''. According to David Crosby's 2016 podcast interview with [[Marc Maron]], Davis played it for Crosby at the former's home before releasing it. Crosby did not recognize any resemblance between Davis' version and his composition and Davis kicked him out of his house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-751-david-crosby|title=Episode 751 - David Crosby|date=17 October 2016 }}</ref> In late 2017, Crosby tweeted that he changed his mind about Miles' recording: "Finally ....after so many years of not getting it ....I listened to Miles and his band doing Guinnevere....and got it..."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thedavidcrosby/status/946244083554455552|title=Tweet by David Crosby|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>