{"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":1845231,"song":"Sweet Caroline","artist":"Neil Diamond","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1845231-sweet-caroline-chords-by-neil-diamond/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1845231?type=chord","rating":4.61949,"votes":45,"content":"Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond\r\nCapo 2\r\nFor Solo Acoustic performance I personally don't use the Capo.\r\nLink to a very helpful YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/oPABg9AZbEg\r\n\r\n\r\nD/A = {X0777X} which is a D chord over an A bass note\r\n\r\nA6 = {X02222}  is the second chord in each “Pre-Chorus”\r\n\r\n[tab]Example       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A6[/ch] = {X02222}\r\n              Hands…      Touching Hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\nTuck The Guitar Pick Or Use The Pick and Middle Finger\r\nPalm Mute The Open String Bass Note a Steady 1-2-3-4 Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump.\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-2---4--5-----------2---4--5---4--2-----5---4--2-----|\r\nE|-0------0-----0-----0------0------0-----0------0-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|-0---2--4-----------0---2--4---2--0-----4---2--0-----|\r\nA|-----------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-0------0-----0-----0------0------0-----0------0-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D/A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\ne|------------------------------------4--------9-----------------|\r\nB|---------------------------7--------5--------10-------9--------|\r\nG|---------------------------7--------4--------9--------9--------|\r\nD|-4---6--7-----------4---6--7--------6--------11-------9--------|[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]|---------------------------0-----------------0--------X--------|\r\nE|-0------0-----0-----0---------------------------------0--------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D/A[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nI’ve Been Inclined:  e|---10-------9-------2-----------|\r\n                     B|---10------10-------3-----------|\r\n                     G|---11-------9-------2-----------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]|----0-------X-------0-----------|\r\n                     A|----0-------0-------0-----------|\r\n                     E|--------------------------------|\r\n                          “Bop     Bop     Bahhhh”[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n***************************************************************\r\n\r\nSweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (Chord Chart)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere it began, I can’t begin to know when[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut then I know it’s growing strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWas in the Spring, then Spring became the Summer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWho’d have believed you’d come along?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]     [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nHands,  touching hands[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nReaching out, touching me, touching you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSweet Caroline,     good times never seemed so good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’ve been inclined,     to believe they never would[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut now I[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLook at the night, and it don’t seem so lonely[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe fill it up with only two[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHow can I hurt when holding you?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]    [ch]A6[/ch]\r\nWarm,  touching warm[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nReaching out, touching me, touching you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSweet Caroline,     good times never seemed so good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’ve been inclined,     to believe they never would[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOh  no  no[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSweet Caroline,     good times never seemed so good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSweet Caroline,     I believe they never could[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSweet Caroline[/tab]\r\n\r\n(fade out)\r\n\r\n\r\n*********************\r\n\r\n| X  Dead note\r\n\r\n*********************\r\n\r\n\r\nSeaside Jimmy\r\nSooper Cat\r\nwww.SeasideJimmy.com","plain_text":"Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond\nCapo 2\nFor Solo Acoustic performance I personally don't use the Capo.\nLink to a very helpful YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/oPABg9AZbEg\n\n\nD/A = {X0777X} which is a D chord over an A bass note\n\nA6 = {X02222}  is the second chord in each “Pre-Chorus”\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nTuck The Guitar Pick Or Use The Pick and Middle Finger\nPalm Mute The Open String Bass Note a Steady 1-2-3-4 Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n***************************************************************\n\nSweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (Chord Chart)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nE    E    E    E\nE    D/A  E  A  E\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nE    E    E    E\nE    D/A  E  A  E\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n(fade out)\n\n\n*********************\n\n| X  Dead note\n\n*********************\n\n\nSeaside Jimmy\nSooper Cat\nwww.SeasideJimmy.com","chords":["D/A","D","A","A6","B","G","E","C#m","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}