YOU SAID:

he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket if he tried

INTO JAPANESE

彼が試みた場合、彼はバケツで曲を運ぶことができませんでした

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If he tried, he couldn't carry the song in the bucket

INTO JAPANESE

彼が試みた場合、彼はバケツで歌を運ぶことができませんでした

BACK INTO ENGLISH

If he tried, he couldn't carry the song in the bucket