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