CARRY ON
As recorded by Manowar
(From the 1987 Album FIGHTING THE WORLD)
Words and Music by Joey DeMaio
E5
0 2 2 x x x
B5
x 2 4 4 x x
C#5
x 4 6 6 x x
A5
x 0 2 2 x x
B/Eb
x 6 4 4 x x
E5(type 3)
x 7 9 9 x x
F#5(type 2)
x 9 11 11 x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steel-Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - '8va'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=87
E F# G# Bsus2
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 |
| 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 | 4 4 |
| | | | |
| | | | 2 2 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 2 4 | |
C#m Bsus2 E F# G# Bsus2
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 4 4 | 2 | 0 0 | 2 2 |
| 5 5 | 2 0 | 0 0 | 2 2 |
| 6 6 | | 1 | 4 4 |
| | | | |
| 4 4 | 2 2 | | 2 2 |
| | | 0 2 4 | |
C#m Asus2 Asus2 C#m A/C#
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 4 4 | 0 | 4 4 | |
| 5 5 | 0 ^(0) | 5 5 | 4 4 |
| 6 6 | 2 ^(2) | 6 6 | 4 4 |
| | ^(2) | | 4 4 |
| 4 4 | 0 ^ 0 | 4 4 | 6 6 |
| | | | |
Chorus
E F#m
E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q W Wx6
| 0 0 | | 2 | |
| 0 0 | 2 | | |
| 1 1 | 2 | | |
| | 4 | | |
| | | | |
| 0 0 | 2 | | |
Verse 1st,2nd & 3rd
E5 B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 C#5 B5
4/4
Gtr II
H H H H H H H H
| | | | |
| o | | | |
| 4 | 6 2 | 4 | 6 4 |
| 2 4 | 6 2 | 2 4 | 6 4 |
| o 2 2 | 4 0 | 2 2 | 4 2 |
| 0 | | 0 | |
Pre-Chorus Chorus
C#5 B/Eb E5 F#5 E5
PM PM| PM PM|
H H H H S S S S Q S S S S Q
| | | |
| | | |
| 6 4 | 9 11 | 9 9 9 9 |
| 6 4 | 9 11 | 9 9 9 9 |
| 4 6 | 7 9 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| | | |
B5 E5 A5 B5 E5
PM PM PM
S S S S Q H S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H
| | | |
| | | |
| 9 9 4 | 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 9 |
| 9 9 4 | 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 2 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 0 0 2 2 7 |
| | | |
E5 A5 B5
2/4
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
| | |
| | |
| | 2 2 4 4 |
| 2 | 2 2 4 4 |
| 2 | 0 0 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | |
Interlude
1.,2. 3.
E5 E5
4/4 2/4
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x H
| | |
| o | |
| | |
| | 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 o | 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 12\ |
Q Q
Guitar Solo
E5 B5 C#5 A5
4/4
Gtr II
H H H H
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtrs III, IV Gtr III
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~
Q E S S +Q E S S +Q S S S S +E S S E S S
| | |
| | |
| | 9 |
| 2 | 4 9 9 11 |
| 2 2 (2) 2 4 | (4) 4 7 7 (7) 11 |
| 0 2 4 4 | |
E5 B5
H H
| |
/ /
~~~~~
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| 10 9 12 9 10 9 12 14/ |
| (9) 9 9 9 9 9 |
| 11 |
| |
| |
C#5
H H
| |
/ /
Gtrs III, IV
~~
S S T T S S S S S +S S E Q
| 12 14b16r14p12 14 12 14b16 (14)r 14 14 14 |
| 14 12 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
C#5 B/Eb
H H
| |
/ /
Gtr III
PM--------------------------| ~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
| |
| 9 10p9 9 |
| 8 9 11 11 |
| 9 11 13 |
| 9 11 12 |
| 9 11 12 |
E5(type 3) F#5(type 2)
2/4 4/4
H H +H W
| | |
/ / /
S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T H +H Wx6
| 14 16 17 16 17 19s21 19b21 | (19)r | |
| 14 16 17 | | |
| 13 14 16 | | |
| 14 16 | | |
| | | |
| | | |
Out-Chorus
E5 E5/B A5 B5 E5
Gtrs I, II
H H Q Q H
| 0 | |
| o 0 | |
| | 2 4 |
| 2 | 2 4 2 |
| o 2 | 0 2 2 |
| 0 | 0 |
|
| Gtr III
| PM PM| PM PM|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H
| | |
| o | |
| 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 9 |
| 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 9 |
| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 0 0 2 2 7 |
| | |
E5/B A5 B5 E5
H H Q Q H 6x
| 0 | |
| 0 | o |
| | 2 4 |
| 2 | 2 4 2 |
| 2 | 0 2 2 o |
| 0 | 0 |
|
| PM PM| PM PM|
| S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E H 6x
| | |
| | o |
| 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 1 |
| 9 9 9 9 | 2 2 4 4 2 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 0 0 2 2 2 o |
| | 0 |
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
- 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 -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths