Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
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 B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=172
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E S S W
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1st & 4th Verses
$
G5 C5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
G5 C5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
F5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G5 C5
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Chorus
G5 C5
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G5 C5
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F5 C5
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E E E E E E E E e E Q H E E E E E E E E e E Q H |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-----------| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------|-----------------|-------------|
To Coda
G5 C5
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E E E E E E E E e E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------|-----------------|-------------------||
2nd Verse
F5 C5
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G5 C5
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F5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G5 C5
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3rd Verse
G5 C5
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G5 C5
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F5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G5 C5
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Piano Solo
G5 C5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
G5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
F5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
G5 C5
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5th Verse
&
G5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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F5 C5
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G5
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-----------------|----------------|--------*| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-(5)----|-(5)----*| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-(5)----|-(5)----*| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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