Paul McCartney

I'm Carrying Tab

by Paul McCartney
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Song: I'm Carrying By: Paul McCartney Album: London Town Transcribed by Aaron K <koegda@uleth.ca> Notes: The whole song really only uses two repeated themes: one for the verse and one for the chorus. #1 Verse ||----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----| ||--12----12----12|--11----11----11|--10----10----10|--0-----0-----0| ||13----13----13--|12----12----12--|11----11----11--|11----11----11-| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| #2 Chorus
|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----| |--12----12----12|--10----0-----0-| |13----13----13--|11----11----11--| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| By Dawn's first light . . . ||----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----| ||--12----12----12|--11----11----11|--10----10----10|--0-----0-----0| ||13----13----13--|12----12----12--|11----11----11--|11----11----11-| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| With my carnation hidden ... I'm ||----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----| ||--12----12----12|--11----11----11|--10----10----10|--0-----0-----0| ||13----13----13--|12----12----12--|11----11----11--|11----11----11-| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| carrying Something I'm |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0---0-| |--12----12----12|--10----0-----0-|--12----12----12|--10----0-------| |13----13----13--|11----11----11--|13----13----13--|11----11----11--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| carrying something for you |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----| |--12----12----12|--10----0-----0-|--12----12----12| |13----13----13--|11----11----11--|13----13----13--| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| A long time no see baby . . . ||----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----| ||--12----12----12|--11----11----11|--10----10----10|--0-----0-----0| ||13----13----13--|12----12----12--|11----11----11--|11----11----11-| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| And if my reappearance . . . I'm ||----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0----| ||--12----12----12|--11----11----11|--10----10----10|--0-----0-----0| ||13----13----13--|12----12----12--|11----11----11--|11----11----11-| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| carrying Something I'm |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0---0-| |--12----12----12|--10----0-----0-|--12----12----12|--10----0-------| |13----13----13--|11----11----11--|13----13----13--|11----11----11--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| carrying something for you |----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----|----0-----0-----| |--12----12----12|--10----0-----0-|--12----12----12| |13----13----13--|11----11----11--|13----13----13--| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| It's a pretty ad-lib sort of song so you can repeat as many times as you like and then end off by playing an E major chord in root position. It sounds best (and is probably easiest to play) finger-picked using the thumb, first, and middle fingers. The pattern is t-i-m-t-i-m-t-i.

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Last Updated: February 24, 2026