Tuning:

CAROLINE (Bassline) As recorded by Status Quo (From the 1973 Album HELLO!) 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 2nd & 4th Verses E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-1-2-3-(3)----|-(3)----*| |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-----------------|----------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths If you want to turn me on to Now anything you really want to Turn me on to your love Sweet love If the night time is the right time Oh anytime of yours is my time We can find time for love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll When I'm thinking of you sleeping I'm at home alone and weeping Are you keeping your love Sweet love Do you still care when I'm not there Now do you really wish I was there Can I come there for love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll If you want to turn me on to Now anything you rally want to Turn me on to your love Sweet love Come on sweet Caroline You're my sweet Caroline You know I wanna take ya I really gotta make ya Come on sweet Caroline Take my hand, together we can rock'n'roll

Status Quo - Caroline