Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
Transcribed by: warwickwood
[Intro]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E H H H H
G|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----------------|---4-----------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------2--------|------------2--------|
[1st Verse]
E E E E H H H E E E E H
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|
A|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
H H E E E E H H H
G|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-----2--------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------2-----|
E E E E H H H E E E E H
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|
A|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
H H E E E E H H H
G|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----2----1--------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------4--------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------2------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--2---------2--------|--2---------2--------|--2---------2--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--2---------2--------|--2---------2--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--4----4----4----4----|--4----4----4----4----|--2----2----2----2----|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--2----2----2----2----|--4----4----4----4----|--4-------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------1----|
E|----------------------|----------------------|-------2----4---------|
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|--2---------2----4----|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|
E|-------2--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
D|--2-2--------2--------|---4----------4---------|---4-0-4-0-2-0-4-0--|
A|-------2---------2----|--------4----------4----|--------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------||
D|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|--2---------2----4----|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|
E|-------2--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q H H H H
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--2-2-------2---------|--4--------2--------|--1-----------------|
A|-------2---------2----|--------------------|-----------4--------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[2nd Verse]
E E E E H H H E E E E H
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|
A|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
H H E E E E H H H
G|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|-----------------1__|
A|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|__4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4--------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------2----4-----|
E E E E H H H E E E E H
G|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|
A|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
H H E E E E H H H
G|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
D|--2--------2--------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--2-----2-----2--------|--2--------2--------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E
G|--------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4--------2----1-------------|
A|--------------------------|--------4-------------4-------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------2----|
[Pre-Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|-------4---------4---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|--2---------2--------|--2---------2--------|--2---------2--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------4-------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------1__|__4----4----4----4---|--4----4----4----4----|
A|--2---------2--------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--2----2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2---|--4----4----4----4----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|---------------------|--2---------2---------|-------2---------2----|
E|--2----2----2----2---|-------2---------2----|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
D|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2--------2--------|--4----------4-------|
A|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|-------4---------4---|
E|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|---4-0-4-0-2-0-4-0--|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|--------------------|--2---------2---------|-------2---------2----|
E|--------------------|-------2---------2----|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
G|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2-------2---------|--4--------2--------|
A|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
[Intro]
H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--1-----------------|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|-----------4--------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E H H H H
G|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--4-----------------|---4-----------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------2--------|------------2--------|
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|--2---------2----4----|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|
E|-------2--------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
D|--2-2--------2--------|---4----4-----4----4----|---4-0-4-0-2-0-4-0--|
A|-------2---------2----|------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|--2-2-------2---------|--2-2-------2---------|
A|--2---------2---------|-------2---------2----|-------2---------2----|
E|-------2---------2----|----------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
D|--2-2--------2--------|---4----4-----4----4----|--4-0-4-0-2-0-2-1--|
A|-------2---------2----|------------------------|------------------4|
E|----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
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Bass Tabs | |
Title | Sweet Caroline |
Artist | Neil Diamond |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | 4F_RCWVoL4s |
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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).