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SWEET SIXTEEN As recorded by Billy Idol (From the 1986 Album WHIPLASH SMILE) Words and Music by Billy Idol Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Billy Idol - Acoustic Guitar ' Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Steve Stevens - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=160 Am7Am7 4/4 Gtr I Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----3--|----3----3-3--|----3-----3--|----3----3-3---|| |----1-----1--|----1----1-1--|----1-----1--|----1----1-1---|| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2---|| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2---|| |-0-----------|-0------------|-0-----------|-0-------------|| |-------0-----|-------0------|-------0-----|-------0-------|| H H H H H H H H
1st Verse Am7Am7 Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----3--|----3----3-3--|-------3-----------3----|-----3----3-3--| |----1-----1--|----1----1-1--|-------1-----------1----|-----1----1-1--| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |-0-----------|-0------------|-0----------------------|--0------------| |-------0-----|-------0------|-------------0----------|--------0------| | H H H H H H H H | | Gtr II | ~~ | W W E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE W |-------------|--------------|---15p12----------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------|---------13-12h13-12----|---------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------------12-|---------------| |-------------|--------------|------------------------|-14------------| |-------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------| |-------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |-------3-----------3----|-----3----3-3--| |-------1-----------1----|-----1----1-1--| |-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |-0----------------------|--0------------| |-------------0----------|--------0------| | H H H H | | ~~ | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE W |---15p12----------------|---------------| |---------13-12h13-12----|---------------| |---------------------12-|---------------| |------------------------|-14------------| |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q H |-------3-----------3----|--3-----------|| |-------1-----------1----|--1-----------|| |-------2-----------2----|--2-----------|| |-------2-----------2----|--2-----------|| |-0----------------------|--0-----------|| |-------------0----------|--------------|| | H H | | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q H |---15p12----------------|--------------|| |---------13-12h13-12----|--------------|| |---------------------12-|--------------|| |------------------------|-14-----------|| |------------------------|--------------|| |------------------------|--------------|| Pre-Chorus FF Am7Am7 Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----3----3-3--|----3----3-3--| |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----1----1-1--|----1----1-1--| |----2-----2-2-|----2-----2-2-|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |----3-----3-3-|----3-----3-3-|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |-------3------|-------3------|-0------------|-0------------| |-1------------|-1------------|-------0------|-------0------| H H H H H H H H G+G Am7Am7 Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3----3-3--|----3----3-3--|----3----3-3--|----3----3-3--| |----0----0-0--|----0----0-0--|----1----1-1--|----1----1-1--| |----0----0-0--|----0----0-0--|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |-------0------|-------0------|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |--------------|--------------|-0------------|-0------------| |-3------------|-3------------|-------0------|-------0------| H H H H H H H H FF G+G Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q W +W |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----3----3-3--|-3--------|-(3)----|| |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----0----0-0--|-0--------|-(0)----|| |----2-----2-2-|----2-----2-2-|----0----0-0--|-0--------|-(0)----|| |----3-----3-3-|----3-----3-3-|-------0------|-0--------|-(0)----|| |-------3------|-------3------|--------------|----------|--------|| |-1------------|-1------------|-3------------|-3--------|-(3)----|| H H H H H H Chorus FF G+G Amadd2 Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E |----1----1-1-1-|----3----3-3-3-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-| |----1----1-1-1-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-| |----2----2-2-2-|----0----0-0-0-|----5----5-5-5-|----5----5-5-5-| |----3----3-3-3-|-------0-------|----7----7-7-7-|----7----7-7-7-| |-------3-------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------| |-1-------------|-3-------------|-------0-------|-------0-------| H H H H H H H H FF G+G Amadd2 Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E |----1----1-1-1-|----3----3-3-3-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|| |----1----1-1-1-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|| |----2----2-2-2-|----0----0-0-0-|----5----5-5-5-|----5----5-5-5-|| |----3----3-3-3-|-------0-------|----7----7-7-7-|----7----7-7-7-|| |-------3-------|---------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|| |-1-------------|-3-------------|-------0-------|-------0-------|| H H H H H H H H 2nd Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----------3----|--------3-----3-3--|----3-----3--|----3----3-3--| |----1-----------1----|--------1-----1-1--|----1-----1--|----1----1-1--| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--| |-0-------------------|--0----------------|-0-----------|-0------------| |----------0----------|------------0------|-------0-----|-------0------| | H H H H H H H H | | Gtr II | ~~~ | Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. W W |------15p12----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |------------13-12h13-|-12----------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|----12-------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------14----------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |-------3-----------3----|-----3----3-3--| |-------1-----------1----|-----1----1-1--| |-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |-------2-----------2----|-----2----2-2--| |-0----------------------|--0------------| |-------------0----------|--------0------| | H H H H | | ~~ | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE W |---15p12----------------|---------------| |---------13-12h13-12----|---------------| |---------------------12-|---------------| |------------------------|-14------------| |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q H |-------3-----------3----|--3-----------|| |-------1-----------1----|--1-----------|| |-------2-----------2----|--2-----------|| |-------2-----------2----|--2-----------|| |-0----------------------|--0-----------|| |-------------0----------|--------------|| | H H | | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q H |---15p12----------------|--------------|| |---------13-12h13-12----|--------------|| |---------------------12-|--------------|| |------------------------|-14-----------|| |------------------------|--------------|| |------------------------|--------------|| Pre-Chorus FF Am7Am7 Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----3----3-3--|----3----3-3--| |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----1----1-1--|----1----1-1--| |----2-----2-2-|----2-----2-2-|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |----3-----3-3-|----3-----3-3-|----2----2-2--|----2----2-2--| |-------3------|-------3------|-0------------|-0------------| |-1------------|-1------------|-------0------|-------0------| H H H H H H H H FF G+G Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q W +W |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----3----3-3--|-3--------|-(3)----|| |----1-----1-1-|----1-----1-1-|----0----0-0--|-0--------|-(0)----|| |----2-----2-2-|----2-----2-2-|----0----0-0--|-0--------|-(0)----|| |----3-----3-3-|----3-----3-3-|-------0------|-0--------|-(0)----|| |-------3------|-------3------|--------------|----------|--------|| |-1------------|-1------------|-3------------|-3--------|-(3)----|| H H H H H H Chorus $ FF G+G Amadd2 Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E 3x ||-----1----1-1-1-|----3----3-3-3-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0---|| ||o----1----1-1-1-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0--o|| ||-----2----2-2-2-|----0----0-0-0-|----5----5-5-5-|----5----5-5-5---|| ||-----3----3-3-3-|-------0-------|----7----7-7-7-|----7----7-7-7---|| ||o-------3-------|---------------|-0-------------|-0--------------o|| ||--1-------------|-3-------------|-------0-------|-------0---------|| H H H H H H H H To Coda FF G+G Amadd2 Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E |----1----1-1-1-|----3----3-3-3-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0---|| |----1----1-1-1-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0-|----0----0-0-0---|| |----2----2-2-2-|----0----0-0-0-|----5----5-5-5-|----5----5-5-5---|| |----3----3-3-3-|-------0-------|----7----7-7-7-|----7----7-7-7---|| |-------3-------|---------------|-0-------------|-0---------------|| |-1-------------|-3-------------|-------0-------|-------0---------|| H H H H H H H H 3rd Verse Am7Am7 Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----------3----|--------3-----3-3--|----3-----3--|----3----3-3--| |----1-----------1----|--------1-----1-1--|----1-----1--|----1----1-1--| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--| |-0-------------------|--0----------------|-0-----------|-0------------| |----------0----------|------------0------|-------0-----|-------0------| | H H H H H H H H | | Gtr II | ~~~ | Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. W W |------15p12----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |------------13-12h13-|-12----------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|----12-------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------14----------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----------3----|--------3-----3-3--|----3-----3--|----3----3-3--|| |----1-----------1----|--------1-----1-1--|----1-----1--|----1----1-1--|| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|| |----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|| |-0-------------------|--0----------------|-0-----------|-0------------|| |----------0----------|------------0------|-------0-----|-------0------|| | H H H H H H H H | | ~~~ | Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. W W |------15p12----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|| |------------13-12h13-|-12----------------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------------|----12-------------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------------|-------14----------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|| Bridge FF C majorC G+G PM---------| PM---------| W W Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE 4x ||------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| ||o-10--------------|--8----------|----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12--o|| ||--10--------------|--9----------|----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12---|| ||--10--------------|-10----------|----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12---|| ||o--8--------------|-10----------|-------------------|--------------------o|| ||------------------|--8----------|-------------------|---------------------|| | | ~~~~ | E MajorE E MajorE +H. E MajorE Q. H W W 4x ||------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| ||o----10-(10)------|----1s==5----|-------------------|--------------------o|| ||-----10-(10)------|----1s==5----|-------------------|---------------------|| ||-----10-(10)------|----1s==5----|-------------------|---------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------o|| ||------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|| 4th Verse Am7Am7 PM---------| PM---------| Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q ||--------------------|--------------------||----3-----3--|----3----3-3---| ||o----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12-o||----1-----1--|----1----1-1---| ||-----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12--||----2-----2--|----2----2-2---| ||-----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12--||----2-----2--|----2----2-2---| ||o-------------------|-------------------o||-0-----------|-0-------------| ||--------------------|--------------------||-------0-----|-------0-------| H H H H Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----3--|----3----3-3--|----3-----------3----|--------3-----3-3--| |----1-----1--|----1----1-1--|----1-----------1----|--------1-----1-1--| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2--|----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--| |-0-----------|-0------------|-0-------------------|--0----------------| |-------0-----|-------0------|----------0----------|------------0------| | H H H H H H H H | | Gtr II | ~~~ | W W Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. |-------------|--------------|------15p12----------|-------------------| |-------------|--------------|------------13-12h13-|-12----------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------------|----12-------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------------|-------14----------| |-------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------| |-------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------| Pre-Chorus FF Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q H W +W |----3-----3--|-3-----------||-^1--------|-(1)----| |----1-----1--|-1-----------||-^1--------|-(1)----| |----2-----2--|-2-----------||-^2--------|-(2)----| |----2-----2--|-2-----------||-^3--------|-(3)----| |-0-----------|-0-----------||-^3--------|-(3)----| |-------0-----|-------------||-^1--------|-(1)----| H H Amadd2 G+G W +W W +W |-^0--------|-(0)--------|-^3--------|-(3)----| |-^0--------|-(0)--------|-^3--------|-(3)----| |-^5--------|-(5)--------|-^4--------|-(4)----| |-^7--------|-(7)--------|-^5--------|-(5)----| |-----------|------------|-^5--------|-(5)----| |-----------|------------|-^3--------|-(3)----| Amadd2 FF W +W W +W |-^0--------|-(0)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| |-^0--------|-(0)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| |-^5--------|-(5)--------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-^7--------|-(7)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-----------|------------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-----------|------------|-1--------|-(1)----| D.S. al Coda G+G W +W W W W |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|----------|-------|| |-4--------|-(4)--------|----------|----------|-------|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|----------|----------|-------|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|----------|----------|-------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|----------|-------|| Outro & Am7Am7 Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q ||-----3-----------3----|--------3-----3-3--|----3-----3--|----3----3-3----|| ||o----1-----------1----|--------1-----1-1--|----1-----1--|----1----1-1---o|| ||-----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2----|| ||-----2-----------2----|--------2-----2-2--|----2-----2--|----2----2-2----|| ||o-0-------------------|--0----------------|-0-----------|-0-------------o|| ||-----------0----------|------------0------|-------0-----|-------0--------|| | H H H H H H H H | | Gtr II | ~~~ | Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. W W ||-------15p12----------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|| ||o------------13-12h13-|-12----------------|-------------|---------------o|| ||----------------------|----12-------------|-------------|----------------|| ||----------------------|-------14----------|-------------|----------------|| ||o---------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------o|| ||----------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------|| Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E MajorE Q ||--------3-----------3----|--------3-------3-3--| ||o-------1-----------1----|--------1-------1-1--| ||--------2-----------2----|--------2-------2-2--| ||--------2-----------2----|--------2-------2-2--| ||o-0----------------------|--0------------------| ||--------------0----------|-------------0-------| | H H H H | | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. +H ||----15p12----------------|---------------------| ||o---------13-12h13-12----|---------------------| ||----------------------12-|-14------------------| ||-------------------------|----14-----(14)------| ||o------------------------|---------------------| ||-------------------------|---------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E Q |----3-----3--|----3----3-3----|| |----1-----1--|----1----1-1---o|| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2----|| |----2-----2--|----2----2-2----|| |-0-----------|-0-------------o|| |-------0-----|-------0--------|| | H H H H | | W W |-------------|----------------|| |-------------|---------------o|| |-------------|----------------|| |-------------|----------------|| |-------------|---------------o|| |-------------|----------------|| Am7Am7 Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q ||--------3-----------3----|--------3---------3-3--|-------3-----------3----| ||o-------1-----------1----|--------1---------1-1--|-------1-----------1----| ||--------2-----------2----|--------2---------2-2--|-------2-----------2----| ||--------2-----------2----|--------2---------2-2--|-------2-----------2----| ||o-0----------------------|--0--------------------|-0----------------------| ||--------------0----------|---------------0-------|-------------0----------| | H H H H H H | | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +H E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE ||----15p12----------------|-----------------------|---15p12----------------| ||o---------13-12h13----12-|-----------------------|---------13-12h13----12-| ||-------------------14----|-12-14----12-(12)------|------------------14----| ||-------------------------|-------14--------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| ||-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| Q Q E MajorE E MajorE Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E MajorE E MajorE Q 3x |--------3---------3-3--|-------3-----------3----|--------3---------3-3---|| |--------1---------1-1--|-------1-----------1----|--------1---------1-1--o|| |--------2---------2-2--|-------2-----------2----|--------2---------2-2---|| |--------2---------2-2--|-------2-----------2----|--------2---------2-2---|| |--0--------------------|-0----------------------|--0--------------------o|| |---------------0-------|-------------0----------|---------------0--------|| | H H H H H H | | E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +H E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE +H 3x |-----------------------|---15p12----------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|---------13-12h13----12-|-----------------------o|| |-12-14----12-(12)------|------------------14----|-12-14----12-(12)-------|| |-------14--------------|------------------------|-------14---------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
Other versions of Sweet Sixteen
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Sweet sixteen by Billy Idol
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