{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":322874,"song":"Caroline No","artist":"The Beach Boys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11553063-caroline-no-chords-by-the-beach-boys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/322874?type=chord","rating":4.67961,"votes":44,"content":"With respect to all those who have tabbed this song in the past in the key of Fm,\r\nthis is actually closer to the real thing. Originally it was recorded in a kind of\r\nG, before the whole mix was\r\nsped up one semitone to G# to make the vocals sound 'younger and more innocent'.\r\nHowever, the song only really works in the key described below which is, to all\r\nintents and purposes, G.\r\n\r\n(A note on how the chords are formed)\r\n\r\nWhen played on the piano, the opening chord is constructed of an Em7 with a G bass,\r\nfollowed by a Dm7 with a C bass. Towards the end of the verse there is more of this\r\ntrickery, involving a Gm7 with a C bass and an Fmaj7 also with a C bass. The G9 in the\r\nbridge can be played as A G7, A G6 or A G13,\r\ndepending on how you play and what your ear tells you.\r\n\r\nWhat I've called Em7/G is similar to the open G shape, the notes being G, (A muted), E, G, D, E.\r\n\r\nWhat I've done below is the best I can for a song that was designed for piano and not guitar.\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]           [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        Where  did your long hair go[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]                [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        Where  is the girl I used to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]           [ch]Gm7[/ch]       [ch]Gm7/C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]\r\n        How   could you lose that happy  glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n        Oh Caroline, No[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]         [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        Who took that look away[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]              [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        I remember how you used to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]       [ch]Gm7[/ch]         [ch]Gm7/C[/ch]      [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]\r\n        You'd never change, but that's not true[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n        Oh Caroline, you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm7[/ch]      [ch]G9[/ch]      [ch]CM7[/ch]\r\n        Break my heart, I want to go and cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bm7b5[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]                  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n        It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Fm6/Ab[/ch]\r\n        Oh Caroline, why[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]                [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        Could I ever find in you again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]                        [ch]Dm7/C[/ch]\r\n        Things that made me love you so much then[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7/G[/ch]                    [ch]Gm7[/ch]       [ch]Gm7/C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]\r\n        Could we ever bring them back once they had gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n        Oh Caroline, no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[repeat verse chords to fade]","plain_text":"With respect to all those who have tabbed this song in the past in the key of Fm,\nthis is actually closer to the real thing. Originally it was recorded in a kind of\nG, before the whole mix was\nsped up one semitone to G# to make the vocals sound 'younger and more innocent'.\nHowever, the song only really works in the key described below which is, to all\nintents and purposes, G.\n\n(A note on how the chords are formed)\n\nWhen played on the piano, the opening chord is constructed of an Em7 with a G bass,\nfollowed by a Dm7 with a C bass. Towards the end of the verse there is more of this\ntrickery, involving a Gm7 with a C bass and an Fmaj7 also with a C bass. The G9 in the\nbridge can be played as A G7, A G6 or A G13,\ndepending on how you play and what your ear tells you.\n\nWhat I've called Em7/G is similar to the open G shape, the notes being G, (A muted), E, G, D, E.\n\nWhat I've done below is the best I can for a song that was designed for piano and not guitar.\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[repeat verse chords to fade]","chords":["Fm","G","A","C","G9","G7","G6","G13","E","D","Em7/G","Dm7/C","Gm7","Gm7/C","Fmaj7/C","Fmaj7","Dm7","CM7","Bm7b5","E7","Am7","Fm6/Ab"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}