Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Key: B · 129 BPM · 4/4

The progression

This song follows the I-IV-I-V progression, played as a V-I-IV-I rotation in B major. Detected with medium confidence: dominant loop covers 35% of song time; rotation: I-IV-I-V (Plagal + authentic mix); 100% of chord time maps to diatonic romans; rapid fifth-related alternation detected 14-25s.

Learn more about the I-IV-I-V progression

Chord chart

  • 0:00 F#sus4
  • 0:10 F#7
  • 0:13 B
  • 0:17 E
  • 0:21 B
  • 0:24 F#
  • 0:28 B
  • 0:32 E
  • 0:36 B
  • 0:40 F#
  • 0:43 B
  • 0:51 F#
  • 0:55 E
  • 0:58 F#
  • 1:02 B
  • 1:04 E
  • 1:10 F#
  • 1:13 B
  • 1:15 E
  • 1:21 F#
  • 1:22 E
  • 1:23 D#m
  • 1:24 C#m7
  • 1:25 B
  • 1:28 E
  • 1:32 B
  • 1:36 F#
  • 1:40 B
  • 1:43 E
  • 1:47 B
  • 1:51 F#
  • 1:55 B
  • 2:02 F#
  • 2:06 E
  • 2:10 F#
  • 2:14 B
  • 2:16 E
  • 2:21 F#
  • 2:25 B
  • 2:27 E
  • 2:32 F#
  • 2:33 E
  • 2:34 D#m7
  • 2:35 C#m7
  • 2:36 F#
  • 2:41 F#sus4
  • 2:47 F#
  • 2:49 B
  • 2:51 E
  • 2:57 F#
  • 3:00 B
  • 3:02 E
  • 3:08 F#
  • 3:11 B
  • 3:13 E