Coherence transfer methods, such as multiple-relayed COSY and homonuclear Hartmann-Hahn spectroscopy, were applied to extract subspectra of constituent monosaccharides, which allowed complete assignments of the proton resonances of oligosaccharide chains of glycolipids. The chemical structure of oligosaccharide chains of glycolipids could be determined by the combination of coherence transfer methods and NOESY experiments.