# Caroline – Status Quo: piano chords

Caroline by Status Quo uses 3 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F7 Bb F7 C7 Bb F7
- Verse 1: Bb F7 C7 F7 C7 F7 Bb F7 C7 F7 C7
- Chorus 1: F7 Bb F7 C7 F7 C7
- Verse 2: F7 Bb F7 C7 F7 C7 F7 Bb F7 C7 F7 C7
- Chorus 2: F7 Bb F7 C7 Bb F7 C7
- Instrumental 1: F7 Bb F7 C7 Bb F7
- Verse 3: Bb F7 C7 F7 C7

## Questions

### Which chords does Caroline by Status Quo use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Caroline by Status Quo in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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