Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell - Carey guitar tab

Carey - Joni Mitchell

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From the album "Blue"

Transcribed by Howard Wright

Howard@jmdl.com

Tuning:

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Low to high: C# G# G#

Joni notation: C# 7 0

This transcription is for the dulcimer part played by Joni on

the original song. You can copy the dulcimer part on the guitar,

though you need to make sure you play only three strings (2nd,

3rd and 4th strings - it can be tricky to avoid playing the top

string, so you can try removing this string completely).

For a guitar "copy" of the dulcimer part, tune your 4th string

(D) down to C#, then tune your 3rd string (G) up to G# and your

2nd string (B) down to G#.

On the dulcimer, the bass string is tuned to C# and the melody

and drone strings a fifth higher to G#.

For each line of dulcimer tablature there is a corresponding

line of guitar tablature that gives identical chords. Make

sure you don't get the two mixed up - because of the different

ways the instruments are fretted, the fret positions needed

are quite different (the order of the strings is also different).

The top line of tablature is the dulcimer tab (labelled "Dulc")

and the bottom line is the guitar tab ("Gtr"). The lyrics are

written underneath both lines of tab.

NB the bass dulcimer string is at the top of the dulcimer

tablature, as this is the way things are usually written. Joni

sometimes strings her dulcimer in a different way, but I've

followed the usual way of doing things here.

Strumming style

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Apart from the intro, I haven't shown any details of the strumming,

I've just written a new chord shape for each chord change.

The strumming pattern that's used is a fairly simple 8th note

pattern, using alternate up and down strokes. To add some variety

to this, Joni accents some strums (i.e strums louder) and mutes

others by relaxing the pressure of the fretting hand - this mutes

the fretted notes but allows the drone string to be heard. This

means that the drone string fills in the gaps between the strums on

the full chords.

If you listen to the original while following this tablature, it

should be fairly clear how this works.

= slide

INTRO

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I've written out just some of the louder strums on the drone string

- there are many more quiet ones that keep the rhythm going between

the chords.

Dulc:

C#--5---5--5------4--4----1--1-------2----2--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2--

G#--0---0--0------0--0----0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

G#--6---6--6------5--5----2--2-------3----3--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3--

Gtr:

G#--10--10 10-----9--9----4--4-------5----5--5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5--

G#--0---0--0------0--0----0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

C#--9---9--9------7--7----2--2-------4----4--4---4-4-4---4-4-4-4--

VERSE:

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Dulc:

C#----2----------------3-----------------------

G#----0----------------0-----------------------

G#----3----------------3-----------------------

Gtr:

G#----5----------------5-----------------------

G#----0----------------0-----------------------

C#----4----------------5-----------------------

The wind is in from Africa

Dulc:

C#--1--------------------1------------1---------------

G#--0--------------------0------------0---------------

G#--1--------------------2------------0---------------

Gtr:

G#--2--------------------4------------0---------------

G#--0--------------------0------------0---------------

C#--2--------------------2------------2---------------

Last night I couldn't sleep, oh you know it

Dulc:

C#--10--------------9-----------------------------8--------7---

G#--0---------------0-----------------------------0--------0---

G#--10--------------10----------------------------9--------8---

Gtr:

G#--17--------------17----------------------------16-------14--

G#--0---------------0-----------------------------0--------0---

C#--17--------------16----------------------------14-------12--

Sure is hard to leave here Carey but it's really not my home

Dulc:

C#---2--------1---------------------------------

G#---0--------0---------------------------------

G#---3--------2---------------------------------

Gtr:

G#---5--------4---------------------------------

G#---0--------0---------------------------------

C#---4--------2---------------------------------

Dulc:

C#--2-------------------3-------------------------

G#--0-------------------0-------------------------

G#--3-------------------3-------------------------

Gtr:

G#--5-------------------5-------------------------

G#--0-------------------0-------------------------

C#--4-------------------5-------------------------

My fingernails are filthy

Dulc:

C#------1----------------1-----1------------------

G#------0----------------0-----0------------------

G#------1----------------2-----0------------------

Gtr:

G#------2----------------4-----0------------------

G#------0----------------0-----0------------------

C#------2----------------2-----2------------------

I got beach tar on my feet and I

Dulc:

C#----10----------------9-----------------8-----------7---

G#----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------0---

G#----10----------------10----------------9-----------8---

Gtr:

G#----17----------------17----------------16----------14--

G#----0-----------------0-----------------0-----------0---

C#----17----------------16----------------14----------12--

miss my clean white linen and my fancy French cologne

Dulc:

C#--2------1------------------------------------

G#--0------0------------------------------------

G#--3------2------------------------------------

Gtr:

G#--5------4------------------------------------

G#--0------0------------------------------------

C#--4------2------------------------------------

CHORUS:

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Dulc:

C#---1-----------------2------------------------

G#---0-----------------0------------------------

G#---2-----------------3------------------------

Gtr:

G#---4-----------------5------------------------

G#---0-----------------0------------------------

C#---2-----------------4------------------------

Oh Carey get out your cane

Dulc:

C#----4----------------3------------------------

G#----0----------------0------------------------

G#----5----------------4------------------------

Gtr:

G#----9----------------7------------------------

G#----0----------------0------------------------

C#----7----------------5------------------------

And I'll put on some silver

Dulc:

C#----5-------------------4--------1-------2------3---

G#----0-------------------0--------0-------0------0---

G#----6-------------------5--------2-------3------3---

Gtr:

G#----10------------------9--------4-------5------5---

G#----0-------------------0--------0-------0------0---

C#----9-------------------7--------2-------4------5---

Oh you're a mean old Daddy, but I like you

Dulc:

C#---2----3-------2------------------------------

G#---0----0-------0------------------------------

G#---3----3-------3------------------------------

Gtr:

G#---5----5-------5------------------------------

G#---0----0-------0------------------------------

C#---4----5-------4------------------------------

fine

Chords are the same for future verses/choruses, except for

slightly different ending on last chorus.

VERSE

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Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe

And I will buy you a bottle of wine

And we'll laugh and toast to nothing

And smash our empty glasses down

Lets have a round for these freaks and these soldiers

A round for these friends of mine

Lets have another round for the bright red devil

Who keeps me in this tourist town

CHORUS

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Come on Carey get out your cane

I'll put on some silver

Oh you're a mean old Daddy, but I like you

I like you, I like you, I like you

VERSE

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Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam

Or maybe I'll go to Rome

And rent me a grand piano and put some flowers round my room

But lets not talk about fare-thee-wells now

The night is a starry dome

And there playing that scratch rock'n roll

Beneath the Matala moon

CHORUS

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Come on Carey get out your cane

And I'll put on some silver

You're a mean old Daddy, but I like you

VERSE

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The wind is in from Africa

Last night I couldn't sleep, oh you know it

sure is hard to leave here but it's really not my home

Maybe it's been too long a time since I was

Rambling down in the street

Now they got me used to that clean white linen

And that frency French cologne

Final Chorus:

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Dulc:

C#---1------------------2-----------------------

G#---0------------------0-----------------------

G#---2------------------3-----------------------

Gtr:

G#---4------------------5-----------------------

G#---0------------------0-----------------------

C#---2------------------4-----------------------

Oh Carey get out your cane

Dulc:

C#----4-----------------3-----------------------

G#----0-----------------0-----------------------

G#----5-----------------4-----------------------

Gtr:

G#----9-----------------7-----------------------

G#----0-----------------0-----------------------

C#----7-----------------5-----------------------

And I'll put on my finest silver

Dulc:

C#----5------------------4--------1-------2----3---2--

G#----0------------------0--------0-------0----0---0--

G#----6------------------5--------2-------3----3---3--

Gtr:

G#----10-----------------9--------4-------5----5---5--

G#----0------------------0--------0-------0----0---0--

C#----9------------------7--------2-------4----5---4--

We'll go to the Mermaid Cafe have fun tonight

Dulc:

C#-------5--------------------4------------1----------2------3--

G#-------0--------------------0------------0----------0------0--

G#-------6--------------------5------------2----------3------3--

Gtr:

G#-------10-------------------9------------4----------5------5--

G#-------0--------------------0------------0----------0------0--

C#-------9--------------------7------------2----------4------5--

I said, oh you're a mean old Daddy, but you're out of sight

Dulc:

C#---5-----------4--------3--------2--------------

G#---0-----------0--------0--------0--------------

G#---6-----------5--------4--------3--------------

Gtr:

G#---10----------9--------7--------5--------------

G#---0-----------0--------0--------0--------------

C#---9-----------7--------5--------4--------------

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