# Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond: piano chords

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A6](https://pianokitty.com/c/A6)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A D A E A D A E A A6 E D E
- Chorus 1: A D A D E A E A D A D E
- Verse 2: D E D A D A E A D A E A A6 E D E A E A D A D E A D A D E D E A D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond in?

The chords fit A major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Sweet Caroline to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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