Chords of: "Oh Carol" by: Neil Sedaka. (B, Abm, Bmaj7, B6) 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.
“"Oh Carol"” by Neil Sedaka is in Ab Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Abm, Bmaj7, B6.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Bmaj7 → Abm → C#m → F# → B6 → Abm → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:27 | 18% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:21 | 14% |
| B6 | 0:18 | 12% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 11% |
| F#7 | 0:10 | 7% |
| F# | 0:08 | 5% |
| B | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#7/A# | 0:05 | 3% |
F#aug – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – B – Bbmaj7 – A6 – Abmaj7 – F# – F7/A – Abmaj7 – F#7/A# – Amaj7 – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Ab/Bb – G7 – F#aug – G – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#m – F# – Ebm7 – B6 – E7/G# – Abm – C#m – B – F#7/A# – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#m – F# – Bm – F#m7b5 – Ebm – B6 – Abm – C#m7 – Ab7/C – C#m – F#7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – C#m – …
