Caravan
View chords used in this chart
#1 It has a tonality of B, the live version has a tonality of E
#2 It features slower, less agressive playing tahn Japan '65
#3 It features an intro and a clossing section that is not on Japan '65
#4 It fetures a lower octave melody section
The song arangement:
the intro guitar lines are double stops using parralell 4ths
the main theme is played twice
theme #2 is played once
then the main theme is repeated with a varriation at the end of each bar
after a four note low octave run the main theme is played an octave lower
with varriations
and finally there is an outro, which is a varraition in the intro
tab ledgend
\=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend 1/2 step
B=bend full step
into
--12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|----------------|
--12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|--3---3--3---3--|
-----------|-----------------|----4------4----|
-----------|-----------------|----------------|
-----------|-----------------|----------------|
-----------|-----------------|----------------|
main theme
------------------------------11-----------------
--11h12p11-12--13-12----10-12--------10-10--9/10-
---------------------11----------11--11-11-10/11-
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-12-12h13-12-13--12-10----10--10-10--9/10--
-----------------------11-----11-11-10/11--
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
--------------------------
-11b-10-9-8-7-6-5---3---3-
----------------------4---
--------------------------
--------------------------
--------------------------
end of main theme
REPEAT MAIN THEME
theme #2
----12----------------|----------7-----------|
-------14-12----------|-5-5-7-5----7-5-------|
-------------11-11-11-|----------------4-4-4-|
-14-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
-10--10-------------|---------------------------------------------------
-10-----12-10-------|----------12-13p12--12-13p12--12-12-12--13-12--12/-
-11-----------9-9-9-|-7-7-9-7-------------------------------------------
-12-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
-12-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
-10-----------------|---------------------------------------------------
end of theme #2
main theme varriation
-----------------------11----|-11/14-14/11-
--0/12--13-12----10-12-------|--play-------
--------------11----------11-|--these------
-----------------------------|--slides-----
-----------------------------|--four-------
-----------------------------|--times------
---------------------------|-11/14-14/11-|----------------------|----------
--12--13-12-13-12-10----10-|--play-------|--12-11--10-9-8-7-6-5-|-3-2-3----
---------------------11----|--these------|----------------------|-------4/-
---------------------------|--slides-----|----------------------|----------
---------------------------|--four-------|----------------------|----------
---------------------------|--times------|----------------------|----------
end of main theme varriation
main theme ovtave section
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
------1-4-------1-4-------1-4-------1-4-
-2--2------2--2------2--2------2--2-----
----------------------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-
-2--3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-
------2-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
--------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------3---3-
----------------------------------------------4---
---------------1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------
-2-3-2-3-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-1-0-----------------
-----------5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------4-3-2-1-0-------
outro
--12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|-------------|
--12-10-7--|--\7-\7-7-5-3-0--|--3---3/2----|
-----------|-----------------|----4-0------|
-----------|-----------------|--repeat-----|
-----------|-----------------|--three------|
-----------|-----------------|--times------|
------------------
------------------
------------------
------------------
-2-1-0------------
-------4-3-2-1-0--
How to play Caravan
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.