Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen (Bass Tab)
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Bass Tab
Guitar
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As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1958 Album ONE DOZEN BERRYS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
Intro
Q=172
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
1st & 4th Verses
$
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------5------|--------5------|-3-------------|-3---------3---|
|-3-------------|-3---------3---|--------3------|--------3------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------5------|--------5------|-3-------------|-3-----------|
|-3-------------|-3---------3---|--------3------|----6--5--3--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------3------|--------3------|-3-------------|-3---------3--|
|-1-------------|-1----------1--|--------3------|--------3-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|--------5------|--------5------|-3-------------|-3-----------||
|-3-------------|-3---------3---|--------3------|-------------||
Chorus
Q +S E S Q E E E E Q H Q. E Q E E E E Q H
|-------------------|-------------|-----------0---|-------------|
|---------------0---|-------------|------1-2------|-------------|
|----------1-2------|-------------|-3-------------|-3-----------|
|-3--(3)------------|-3-----------|---------------|-------------|
Q. E E E E E E E Q H Q. E E E E E E E Q H
|----------------|-------------|------------0---|-------------|
|------------0---|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|--------2-------|-------------|-3------2-------|-3-----------|
|-3--------------|-3-----------|----------------|-------------|
Q. E E E E E E E Q H Q. E E E E E E E Q H
|----------------|-------------|------------0---|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|--------2-------|-------------|
|--------0---3---|-------------|-3--------------|-3-----------|
|-1--------------|-1-----------|----------------|-------------|
To Coda
Q. E Q E E E E Q H Q. E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|------------0---|-------------||
|-----------0---|-------------|--------2-------|-------------||
|--------2------|-------------|-3--------------|-3--3--2--0--||
|-3-------------|-3-----------|----------------|-------------||
2nd Verse
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|-------------|
|-3--2--0-----|----------3--|----2-----2--|-------------|
|----------3--|----0--3-----|-3-----------|-3--2--0-----|
|-------------|-1-----------|-------------|----------3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----0--------|-------0-----|-------------|
|-------0-----|-------3--2--|----2-----2--|-------------|
|----2-----2--|-------------|-3-----------|-3--1--0-----|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|----------3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|-------------|
|-------------|----------3--|----2-----2--|-------------|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3-----|-3-----------|-3--3--2--0--|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|-------------||
|-------0-----|-------------|----2-----2--|-------------||
|----2-----2--|-------0--2--|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-3-----------|-3--3--------|-------------|-------------||
3rd Verse
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------0--|---------------|--------------|
|--------5------|--------2-----|-3-------------|-3---------3--|
|-3-------------|-3------------|--------3------|--------3-----|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-0-------------|---------------|-------------|
|--------2------|-----------2---|-3-------------|-3--1--0-----|
|-3-------------|--------3------|--------3------|----------3--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------3------|--------3------|-3-------------|-3------2--0---|
|-1-------------|-1---------1---|--------3------|---------------|
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------------||
|--------5-----|--------5------|-3-------------|-3--3--2--0--||
|-3------------|-3---------3---|--------3------|-------------||
Piano Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-0-----------|-------0-----|-------------|
|-------0--3--|----3--2--0--|----2-----2--|-------------|
|----2--------|-------------|-3-----------|-3--3--2--0--|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----2-----2--|-------0--2--|-3--3--------|-3--1--0-----|
|-3-----------|-3--3--------|-------3--3--|----------3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----0--------|
|-------------|-3--2--0-----|-------------|-------2-----|
|----0--3--0--|----------3--|-3--0-----0--|-3--------3--|
|-1-----------|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-5--3--2--0--|----0--2-----|-3--0-----0--|-3-----------||
|-------------|-3--------3--|-------3-----|-------------||
5th Verse
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------0-----|----3--2--0--|-------------|-------------|
|----2-----2--|-------------|-3--0-----0--|-3--3--2--0--|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------3-----|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----2-----2--|-------0--2--|-3--3-----0--|-3--1--0-----|
|-3-----------|-3--3--------|-------3-----|----------3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------0-----|-------------|
|-------------|-3--------3--|----2-----2--|-------------|
|----0--3--0--|-------3-----|-3-----------|-3--3--2--0--|
|-1-----------|----1--------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E Q E E E E E E +H +W
|-------------|-------------|-----------0---|----------------|--------*|
|-------0-----|-------------|--------2------|----------------|--------*|
|----2-----2--|-------0--2--|-3-------------|-3---0-3-(3)----|-(3)----*|
|-3-----------|-3--3--------|---------------|---3------------|--------*|Duration Legend
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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