Chords of: Sweet Caroline by: Neil Diamond. (Bb6, Bb, A, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond is in Bb Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Bb, A, D.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 6:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Bm → E7 → A → D → Dmaj7 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:36 | 24% |
| D | 1:05 | 17% |
| A | 1:02 | 16% |
| E | 0:52 | 13% |
| E7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| F | 0:18 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 3% |
| F#m | 0:12 | 3% |
E6 – E7 – D/E – Bm – E7 – F#m7b5/E – E – E6 – E7 – A – D – Dmaj7 – A – E – A – D – A – E6 – E7 – A/E – E – D6 – C#m – Bm – A – F#m – E – D – Dmaj7 – D6 – E – D – E – A – D – A – D – E – D – E – A – D – A – D – E – D – C#m – Bm – …
