Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Carry That Weight on piano
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
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Learn Carry That Weight in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – C – G7
How it goes
Carry That Weight sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVCIG7V7- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Jump-in chords
How it goes
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about Carry That Weight
What chords are in Carry That Weight?
The loop is C – G – C – G7 (I – V – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Carry That Weight in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Carry That Weight?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Carry That Weight easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.