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Status Quo - Caroline
Standard Tuning
Both Guitars Overdrive
12 Bar Blues
F Bb C
Rick's backing in F
E : ---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-
A : ---15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15--15--15-17-15-18-15-17-15--15-
D : ---------------------------------------------------------
G : ---------------------------------------------------------
B : ---------------------------------------------------------
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
Francis's Lead Riff
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
A : ---------------------------------------------------------
D : --3----------3-----------3-----------3-------------------
G : -----3---2-------3---2-------3---2------3---2------------
B : ---------------------------------------------------------
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
Rhythm changes from F to Bb while Francis plays this...
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
A : ---------------------------------------------------------
D : --3----------3----------3-----------3--------------------
G : -----3---1------3---1-------3---1-------3---1------------
B : ---------------------------------------------------------
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
Rick plays C then Bb before returning to F chord
Francis plays...
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
A : ---------------------------------------------------------
D : -----------3--------------------3-3----------------------
G : -----3--2----1--3---1-1---3-3----------------------------
B : --1------------------------------------------------------
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I don't think anyone will send in any mistakes or improvements as
its a relatively simple song. I mean come on, Andy Crowley can even
play it.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/status_quo/caroline_tab_ver_2.html ]
Love 2 ma gal Becky Birch xxxxxxxx
E : ---------------------------------------------------------
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Caroline
( Rossi / Young )
Ricks guitar opening:
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-15-15-17-15-18-15-17-..etc..|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-..etc..|
Francis' guitar opening:
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2-..etc..-----------|
D|-(3)-----3------3-----3------3-----..etc..-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Francis' guitar on the intro with the band in and also the solo in the middle:
F
E|----------------------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2---3-|
D|-(3)-----3------3-----3------3-----3------3-----3---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb F
E|-----------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-1---3-1---3-1---3-1---3-2----3-2---3-2----3-2-|
D|---3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3------3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
C Bb F
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
H|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2h3p2-5-3-2-0-0-2-0-1-1-1-0-------3-2---3-2----3-2-..etc..|
D|-----------------------------3-3-3-----3------3-----..etc..|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
