Sixteen Candles tab by The Crests

SIXTEEN CANDLES

As recorded by The Crests
(From the 1959 Album THE CRESTS SING ALL BIGGIES)

Words and Music by Luther Dixon & Allyson R. Khent

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'


 Intro
 Q=78(8=s8)
 Gm     Gb+    Bb/F
 4/4
 Gtr I
               |-3--|
 W     W     H  +Q Q Q
|-3--------|----------|--------------|
|-3--------|-2--------|-3----(3)-3-3-|
|-3--------|-2--------|-3----(3)-3-3-|
|-5--------|-4--------|-3----(3)-3-3-|
|-5--------|-5--------|-1----(1)-1-1-|
|-3--------|----------|-1----(1)-1-1-|

        1st Verse
 F7       Bb     Dm    Bb7
           |--3--| |-3-|
 E E Q H    Q a Q E a Q E Q E  H  +Q  Q
|-1-----------||--------------------|--------------|
|-1-----------||------6-8---6-----8-|-6----(6)-----|
|-2-----------||----8p7-8-8p7-----8-|-7----(7)-----|
|-1-----------||------------------8-|-6----(6)-----|
|-3-----------||--------------------|--------------|
|-1-----------||--------------------|--------------|


 Eb              Ebm       F7     C7
 |3-|   |---3----| |-3--|            |--3---| |-3-|
 Q E a Q E a Q E Q E  H   +Q  Q  Q  Q E a Q E Q E
|----------------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|---------11-13----11-----13-|-11----(11)-----|----10-10---8-----8--|
|------11h12-13-11h12-----13-|-11----(11)-----|----10-10-8h9--------|
|---13--------------------13-|-13----(13)-----|----10-10---8--------|
|----------------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------|---------------------|


 F7       Bb        F7
             |-3-|
 H  +Q  Q  Q Q Q E E E  E E Q H
|--------------|----------------|-------------||
|-6----(6)-----|----6--6--6-6-6-|-6-----------||
|-8----(8)-----|----7--7--7-7-7-|-8-----------||
|-7----(7)-----|----8--8--8-8-8-|-7-----------||
|--------------|----------------|-------------||
|--------------|----------------|-------------||


  2nd - 4th Verses
  $
  Bb        Dm Bb7      Eb
     |--3--| |-3-|         |3-|   |---3----| |-3--|
  Q a Q E a Q E Q E  H  +Q  Q  Q E a Q E a Q E Q E
||---------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
||o------6-8---6-----8-|-6----(6)-----|---------11-13----11-----13-|
||-----8p7-8-8p7-----8-|-7----(7)-----|------11h12-13-11h12-----13-|
||-------------------8-|-6----(6)-----|---13--------------------13-|
||o--------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
||---------------------|--------------|----------------------------|


                       To Coda
 Ebm       F7     C7    F7
            |--3---| |-3-|
  H   +Q  Q  Q  Q E a Q E Q E  H  +Q  Q
|----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-11----(11)-----|----10-10---8-----8-|-6----(6)-----|
|-11----(11)-----|----10-10-8h9-------|-8----(8)-----|
|-13----(13)-----|----10-10---8-------|-7----(7)-----|
|----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------------------|--------------|


                 Bridge
 Bb        F7       Eb
      |-3-|
 Q Q Q E E E  E E Q H    Q e E Q e E
|----------------|-------------||---------------|
|----6--6--6-6-6-|-6-----------||----8------8---|
|----7--7--7-7-7-|-8-----------||----8------8---|
|----8--8--8-8-8-|-7-----------||----8------8---|
|----------------|-------------||----6------6---|
|----------------|-------------||---------------|


           Bb
 Q e E Q e E  Q e E Q e E  Q e E Q e E
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----6------6---|----6------6---|
|----8------8---|----7------7---|----7------7---|
|----8------8---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|----6------6---|----8------8---|----8------8---|
|---------------|----6------6---|----6------6---|


   Gm   Gb+   Bb/F  E°7  Cm
                    |-3-|
 Q e E Q e E  Q e E Q e E  Q Q Q Q Q
|----3------2---|-----------0---|-3-----3-3-3-|
|----3------2---|----3------2---|-4-----4-4-4-|
|----3------2---|----3------0---|-5-----5-5-5-|
|----5------4---|----3------2---|-5-----5-5-5-|
|----5------5---|----1------1---|-3-----3-3-3-|
|----3----------|----1------0---|-------------|


 1.       2.
        D.S. al Coda
 F7       F7
 E E Q H    E E Q H
|-1------------||-1-----------||
|-1-----------o||-1-----------||
|-2------------||-2-----------||
|-1------------||-1-----------||
|-3-----------o||-3-----------||
|-1------------||-1-----------||


 Outro
     H.=H
 &
 Bb   Eb   Bb
   |3|
 E E Q E Q Q  W
|-6---6-6-------|-6----*|
|-6---6-6-8--8--|-6----*|
|-7---7-7-8--8--|-7----*|
|-8---8-8-8--8--|-8----*|
|-8---8-8-6--6--|-8----*|
|-6---6-6-------|-6----*|


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
----------------
 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
-----------
 | - 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