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CARRY ON As recorded by J.J. Cale (From the 1981 Album SHADES) Words and Music by J.J. Cale Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'J.J. Cale - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Tommy Tedesco - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=108 Bm A Bm 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr.) E Q E Q S S E Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |---4----------2--------2-----|-----------2-(2)-----2---4-| |---------4-----------4---4---|-2-----4---------4---------| |-2---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
+E E Q F#mS S E +E S S BmE e e e Q +S S E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(4)-----4-----------2---(2)---4p2-|-------------------------4-----| |-----------------2h4---------------|---2---4-2----4------(4)---4---| |-----2-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2--2----2-2-| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3--3----3-3-| |--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4--4----4-4-| |--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4--4--4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4--4----4-4-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-4---4-4--4--4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2--2----2-2-| |-----------------2---2-2--2--2-2-2-|-------------------------------|
BmE Q E Q S S E AE E Q Bme e E E |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------2h3p2---|-------5-----2-3---2-----| |---4----------2--------------|-4-2-------------------4-| |---------4-------------------|-------------------------| |-2---------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| | E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E Q E F#mS S S S E E BmE S S E E S E. Q |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------2---3p2---2---------|-------------------------------|| |-2-4---------------4---2-------|-2-----2-4----2h=4----4--------|| |---------------------------4---|---2h4-------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
| | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-2-2-2----|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3--3-3-3-3----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-4-4-4----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4-4-4-4----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2--2-2-2-2----|| |---------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses
BmGtr II E S S E S S +S S E E S S ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-| ||----------------------------|
AE S S S S E BmE S S S S E E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S E E S S AE S S S S E BmE S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |---------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S EmH BmH |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0----2----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-0----3----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-0----4----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2----4----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2----2----| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------------||-0---------|
EmH BmH DE S S +S S S S AE S S +S S S S |-0----2----|-----------------5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-0----3----|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-0----4----|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |-2----4----|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-2----2----|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-0---------|-----------------5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
GE S S +S S S S F#E S S +S S S S |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|| |-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|| |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-||
BmE S S E S S +S S E E S S AE S S S S E BmE S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
1.
BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S AE S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---o|| |--------------------------------||
Guitar Solo 2.
BmGtr I A Bm E Q E Q S S E +E E E E E. S +E E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---4----------2------4p2-----|-----4---2-----2----4-(4)-----| |---------4---------------2---|-(2)---------4----------------| |-x---------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | Gtr II | E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2--2--2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3--3--3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4--4--4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4--4--4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2--2--2-2-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E e e e F#mQ e E BmQ E E +H |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |---2---3---2---5-----2---3s==|=2-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------2-4---(4)-----------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------|
E Q E Q E E AS S S S e E Bme S S S S E |---------------------------|---------------2-----------| |---------------------------|-3p2-------------2-2-3p2---| |---4----------2--------2---|-----4p2-2---4-----------4-| |---------4-----------4-----|---------------------------| |-2-------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
| | E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E e S S E F#mE e E e BmQ a a E e e E E E a |-----------------------------|-----------2----------------------| |-2---------------------------|---------2---5----3----2-3--------| |---2---4p2-----2---------2---|-4-----2-------------------4s==9--| |-----------4-----2---4-------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| | E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-----4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2----| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------------------------|
EmQ Q BmE. S Q EmQ S S E BmE. S Q De e Q AQ E E |---------------|------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-----7--7----|-8--8---8-7--7----|-7-7-------------5---------------| |----9-------7--|-9----9--------7--|--------7---------------6--------| |---------------|------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| | H H H H E S S +S S S S E S S +S S S S |-0-----2-------|-0--------2-------|-----------------5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-0-----3-------|-0--------3-------|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |-0-----4-------|-0--------4-------|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-| |-2-----4-------|-2--------4-------|-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-2-----2-------|-2--------2-------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-0-------------|-0----------------|-----------------5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
GE E S S E F#Q Q a |------------------------------------|| |-3------3----3---2s=====5s=======0--|| |---4-------4------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------||
| | E S S +S S S S E S S +S S S S |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2----|| |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2----|| |-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3----|| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4----|| |-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4----|| |-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2----|| Outro
BmGtr II A Bm E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-----------------------------|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
BmE S S S S S S E S S S S S S |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------------------|
E S S S S S S F#mE S S S S S S BmE S S S S E Q q |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---*| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4---*| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4---*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---*| |---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths