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CARRY ME - The Stampeders
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Written by: Rich Dodson (Stampeders guitarist)
Album: Against the Grain (1971)
Tuning: Standard EADGBE
This is my FIRST tab - and so be nice! A beautiful song by one of Canada's finest
who reunited in 1992 and are still going strong in 2006. I posted this tab because I
find the song anywhere online; of course it is only my interpretation, so feel free to
corrections / feedback.
Rich, Kim, Ronnie - great to have you back again!
INTRO:
Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm
Carry me
Home to Birmingham
To my Sarah-Ann
To where I grew a man
Mmm-mmm carry me
Away from this old war
I don't wanna fight no more
I just wish it would end
Mmm-mmm
CHORUS
Here I'm tied down and homesick
And that old wind just blows so freely
Why can't it take me along
Mmm-mmm carry me
With you ramblin' wind
It's the place you've been
I wish I was home again
Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm
BREAK: (humming on top)
riff1 riff1
(riff2) (riff2)
riff1 riff3
(riff2) EEE
CHORUS
Here I'm tied down and homesick
And that old wind just blows so freely
Why can't it take me along
Mmm-mmm carry me
Home to Alabam
To Sarah's homemade jam
To old red mountain land
Mmm-mmm carry me
With you ramblin' wind
It's the place you've been
I wish I was home again
Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm
CODA: (same as the break):
riff1 riff1
(riff2) (riff2)
riff2 riff1
(riff2) (riff2) (fade)
RIFFS:
Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble
of the more prominent ones that stand out. Try them out if you get two guitars going
and of course, feel free to correct them as you see fit (sorry if they’re not entirely
– these are my first riffs!):
riff1 (played over the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--1-----------------------------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----2—2------------------|
E|--------------4--------4--2-----------|
riff2 (that quick one between the B E B chords in the break and coda):
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------2--4---------2----------------|
E|--2--4--------2--4--------------------|
riff3 (This riff is only played ONCE – at the end of the break on top of the last B E
It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which
on the A note and sets you up for the A chord of the upcoming chorus – might not be
– but it works for me!):
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-----------------------------|
D|--1-----------------4--2--4--2--0--------------|
A|-----2--4--2-----------------------4--2--------|
E|--------------4--------------------------------|