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Caroline No by The Beach Boys - Guitar Chords

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            With respect to all those who have tabbed this song in the past in the key of Fm,
this is actually closer to the real thing. Originally it was recorded in a kind of
G, before the whole mix was
sped up one semitone to G# to make the vocals sound 'younger and more innocent'.
However, the song only really works in the key described below which is, to all
intents and purposes, G.

(A note on how the chords are formed)

When played on the piano, the opening chord is constructed of an Em7 with a G bass,
followed by a Dm7 with a C bass. Towards the end of the verse there is more of this
trickery, involving a Gm7 with a C bass and an Fmaj7 also with a C bass. The G9 in the
bridge can be played as A G7, A G6 or A G13,
depending on how you play and what your ear tells you.

What I've called Em7/G is similar to the open G shape, the notes being G, (A muted), E, G, D, E.

What I've done below is the best I can for a song that was designed for piano and not guitar.

[Verse 1]

        Em7/G           Dm7/C
        Where  did your long hair go
        Em7/G                Dm7/C
        Where  is the girl I used to know
        Em7/G           Gm7       Gm7/C   Fmaj7/C
        How   could you lose that happy  glow
                     Fmaj7
        Oh Caroline, No

[Verse 2]

        Em7/G         Dm7/C
        Who took that look away
        Em7/G              Dm7/C
        I remember how you used to say
        Em7/G       Gm7         Gm7/C      Fmaj7/C
        You'd never change, but that's not true
                     Fmaj7
        Oh Caroline, you

[Bridge]

                Dm7  G9   CM7
        Break my heart, I want to and cry
                Bm7    E7                  Am7
        It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die
                     Fm6/Ab
        Oh Caroline, why

[Verse 3]

        Em7/G                Dm7/C
        Could I ever find in you again
        Em7/G                        Dm7/C
        Things that made me love you so much then
        Em7/G                    Gm7       Gm7/C   Fmaj7/C
        Could we ever bring them back once they had gone
                     Fmaj7
        Oh Caroline, no

[repeat verse chords to fade]
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