Chords of: Sweet Caroline by: Neil Diamond. (F#, B, E, Emaj7) 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 E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, E, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → B → F#maj7 → B → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:47 | 23% |
| B | 0:44 | 21% |
| F# | 0:42 | 21% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| F#7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| F#maj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
F#maj7 – E/F# – F#7 – E/F# – F#7 – B6 – F# – F#6 – F#m7 – Bmaj7 – E – Emaj7 – B – F#maj7 – B – E – B – F# – B – B6 – F# – E – E6 – F# – C#m7 – F#/A# – B – E – F# – E – F# – B – E – F# – E – Ebm7 – C#m7 – B – E – Bmaj7 – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – B – E – B – F# – E6 – Ebm7 – …
