SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN 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 |-----------------------|------|| |-12-12S10-10p8-8S7-7---|------|| |-12-12S10-10p9-----8s7-|------|| |-----------------------|------|| |-----------------------|------|| |-----------------------|------|| 1st & 4th Verses $ 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-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-|-----------------|-------------|| Chorus G5 C5 PM------------| PM------------| 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-----------| |-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-----------|-----------------|-------------| G5 C5 PM------------| PM------------| 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-----------| |-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-----------|-----------------|-------------| F5 C5 PM------------| PM------------| 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 PM------------| PM------------------------------| 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 PM------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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|-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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-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-|-----------------|-------------|| 3rd Verse 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5--|| |-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-|-----------------|----------------|| Piano Solo 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 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 Q H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-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-|-----------------|-------------|| 5th Verse & 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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-|-----------------|-----------------| 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 --------------- 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

Chuck Berry - Sweet little sixteen