Oh Carol tab by Neil Sedaka
Guitar Tab
OH! CAROL
As recorded by Neil Sedaka
(From the 1959 Album NEIL SEDAKA SINGS HIS GREATEST HITS)
Words and Music by Neil Sedaka
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=132
B G#m
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
W E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
C#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|
F#
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Chorus
B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|
F#
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C#m F# B
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q H
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-----------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
1st & 3rd Verses
F# B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||o-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||o-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| PM-------------------------
| W E s s e e e e e e
|-----------------||----------14----14----14----|
|-----------------||o------16----16----16----16-|
|-----------------||----16----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------------|
|-----------------||o---------------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|
|------------------------| PM------------------|
| e s s e e e e e e E s s e e e e e e
|---------14----14----14----|---------11----11----11------|
|------16----16----16----16-|------12----12----12----12---|
|---16----------------------|---13------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------
| E s s e e e e e e E s s e e e e e e
|---------11----11----11----|-------7---7---7---|
|------12----12----12----12-|-----9---9---9---9-|
|---13----------------------|---9---------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
F#
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--|
|-------------------|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--|
|
|-----------------------------------------|
| e s s e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e
|-------7---7---7---|---------9----9----9-----|
|-----9---9---9---9-|------11---11---11---11--|
|---9---------------|---11--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|
2nd & 4th Verses
B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||---------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-||-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||---------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E s s e e e e e e
|-------------------------||---------14----14----14----|
|-------------------------||------16----16----16----16-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-||---16----------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------------||---------------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|---------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---|
|
|------------------------| PM------------------|
| e s s e e e e e e E s s e e e e e e
|---------14----14----14----|---------11----11----11------|
|------16----16----16----16-|------12----12----12----12---|
|---16----------------------|---13------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|-------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------
| E s s e e e e e e E s s e e e e e e
|---------11----11----11----|-------7---7---7---|
|------12----12----12----12-|-----9---9---9---9-|
|---13----------------------|---9---------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
1.
F# B
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|----------------------------|
|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|----------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------|
| e s s e e e e e e E s s e e e e e e
|---------9----9----9----|---------14----14----14-----|
|------11---11---11---11-|------16----16----16----16--|
|---11-------------------|---16-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
Chorus (Spoken)
F# B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|
F#
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|
G#m
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
C#m F# B
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E Q H
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-----------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|
Outro
2.
F# B
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||---------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-o||-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------|
| W E s s e e e e e e
|------------------||---------14----14----14----|
|-----------------o||------16----16----16----16-|
|------------------||---16----------------------|
|------------------||---------------------------|
|-----------------o||---------------------------|
|------------------||---------------------------|
Em B
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4------*|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4------*|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4------*|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|
| W W W
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------*|
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
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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
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| - 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 Last updated:
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