Carry That Weight
“I never give you my pillow”
McCartney composition for the Abbey Road side-two medley, sung by all four Beatles in unison on the chorus. The verse reprises the 'out of college' melody from 'You Never Give Me Your Money'; George Martin scored the strings and brass.
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Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 2 – August 15, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
Song familyMedley songSegues from Golden Slumbers and into The End
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Am → D → GAm → Dm → G → CC → G/BC → DC → G → AC → GC → G7C → FC7 → FC → C → FC → F → FAm → DmAm → DC → CC → FmC7 → FmC → F♯dim → BC → Fm → B♭mCsus4 → CAm → Dm → GC → F → F → B♭Am → D → G → GAm → D → G → G → CC → Fm → B♭m → E♭Adim → DC → Fm → B♭m → E♭ → A♭Am → Dm → G → C → CAdim → D → GmC7 → F/EAm → Dm → G → C → C → FC → F → Bdim → E → AmC7 → Fm → B♭m9 → E♭7Adim → D → Gm → CmAm → Bdim
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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