Carey - Joni Mitchell ----------------------- From the album "Blue" Transcribed by Howard Wright howardw (at) jmdl (dot) com Tuning: ------- 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 ---------------- 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 ------ 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: ------ 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: ------- 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 ------ 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 ------- 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 ------ 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 ------- 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 ------ 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: ------------- 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--------------