MARIAH CAREY AND THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM by SONIC YOUTH Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- THURSTON: CGDGCD (right) LEE: GGDGGA (left) KIM: EEBBF#F# (center left) LAYOUT: A - B - C - A - B - C - A - B - C - A - B - C - D A SECTION 00:00-00:06 Thurston: D-----------------*7*--------------------------*7*-------- C----------*7*-------*7*-----------------*7*------*7*----- etc.. each break is slightly different G-------------*7*-------*7*----------*7*-----*7*-----*7*-- but always 7th fret harmonics D------*7*------------------*7*------*7*------------------ G--*7*----------------------*7*--------------------------- C--*7*---------------------------------------------------- Lee plays similar random harmonic figures across the 7th fret. Kim doesn't play during the harmonic section. B SECTION 00:06-00:34 Thurston: D-------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------13~~~ w/ bar ------------------------ G-------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------11~~~ w/ bar-- G--11--11--11-11-11-------------------------------------- C---0---0---0--0--0-------13--13--13-13-13--------------- These are the notes to "punch" but he mutes strings and adds open strings while strumming in a really quick, aggressive pattern, so watch a live version for a good guide. On the record, it sounds like he sometimes turns on his MXR Phase 90 when he hits the 2nd and 4th notes of the riff. Lee's part on the album is confusing to me because it really sounds like he's playing low F#s. During live versions he kept his part pretty consistent, scraping the open G strings with the side of his pick then sliding into either an F# or C#. He uses more distortion during live versions than he does on the record, where his part kind of clangs together. A---------------------------------- G---------------------------------- G---------------------------------- D---------------------------------- G---0-----11~~~/----0------6~~~~/-- G---0---------------0-------------- Kim plays a noisy descending burst with her slide. There is a guitar in her "space" playing an arpeggiation that isn't performed live, I don't know if it's her or not. I've tabbed it for fun. I also don't know if she's using EBEGGB or EEBBF#F# but it doesn't actually make a difference for the slide noise. F#------8-------8----- ---------------- F#----7---7---7---7--- ---X\\\\\\\\\--- B---7-------7--------- ---X\\\\\\\\\--- B--------------------- ---X\\\\\\\\\--- E--------------------- ---X\\\\\\\\\--- E--------------------- ---------------- She runs a slide backwards from high up the neck while picking, over the 3rd and 4th "chords". C SECTION 00:34-00:48 Thurston: D----------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------12-12-12------7--7-7-7-5--- G---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2--2-2-4-2-2-4-2--10-10--10-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5-3--- C---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--10-10--10-10-10--5-5-5--5-5-5-3--- Lee plays some single-note figures on the album for the first couple of choruses, but live he always went to straight to chords: A--------------------------- ----------- G---12--10---7----3-----5--- ----------- G---12--10---7----3-----5--- ---5---7--- D---12--10---7----3-----5--- optional hammer on notes: ---5---7--- G---12--10---7----3-----5--- ---3---5--- G---12--10---7----3-----5--- ---3---5--- On the record, he plays this clean: A----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- G---12---10------------------------- x 2 D--------------12------8~--8\10~~--- G----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- Kim doesn't play during the chorus. A SECTION 00:48-00:51 B SECTION 00:51-01:20 C SECTION 01:20-01:34 This time Lee plays similar single notes but with lead distortion. A SECTION 01:34-01:37 B SECTION 01:37-02:05 C SECTION 02:05-02:19 This time Lee plays chords but with exaggerated slides after some of them. A SECTION 02:19-02:23 B SECTION 02:23-02:51 C SECTION 02:51-04:08 This time Lee starts with chords but quickly devolves into an improvised mess. During live versions he would break out a slide and go wild til the end. Kim comes in at 3:05 making aggressive slide noise til the end of the song. D SECTION 04:08-04:51 Thurston makes distorted noise til the end. Lee plays the melody til the end: A------------------------------- G------------------------------- G---12---14---15---17--19br~~~-- repeat w/ delay D------------------------------- G------------------------------- G------------------------------- Kim makes distorted noise til the end. During live versions, they would just stick to the G chord (first chord of the chorus) for a bar or two and stop cold, rather than doing the total meltdown. Last updated: 03/13/24 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------