Sweet Sixteen - B. B. King Chords

Tempo:
64.55 bpm
Chords used:

C#

C#m

F#

G#

A#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sweet Sixteen - B. B. King chords
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[A#m] [C#] [F#]
[D#m] [C#] [G#m] [C#] [C#m]
[A#] [C#m]
[G#] [C#]
[A#m] [G#] [C#] [D#] [Fm] [F#] [C#]
[C#m] [C#] [G#] [C#]
When [G#m] I first met you [D#] baby, [F#] [A#]
baby [G#m] you were sweet 16.
[G#]
[C#m] [F#] [C#m] [G#m] [F#] [C#m]
[C#]
[G#] Just like your [D#] home again [F] woman, you [F#] [A#] were the [D#m] sweetest [C#m] thing I'd ever seen.
[A#] [D#m]
[C#] [F#] [C#m] You wouldn't do anything I'd ask you to.
[C#]
You [G#] wouldn't do anything [C#m] [D#m] [F#] I'd
[C#m] ask you to.
[C#] [G#] You know [A#] you're in a [D#m] [F] [F#] [A#] way, [C#] and now [C#m] you're [G#] away from home too.
[A#] [C#] [G#m] [F#]
[C#] [G#m] You know I love [G#] [F#] you, [G#] I loved you before [C#] I could call your name.
[A#] Oh, you know I love [G#] [F#] you, [C#m]
[G#] [C#] [A#] [D#m] [C#m] [C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#m]
the [C#] only thing I do is in [A#] vain.
[D#]
[C#] My brothers in Korea, [F#]
[G#] sisters down in [C#] New Orleans.
[F#] Young brothers in Korea [C#m] baby, [G#] [F#]
[G#] [C#] sisters down in New Orleans.
[C#m]
[Gm] [G#] Oh, it's awful [D#m] woman, [F#]
[C#m] [C#] wonder what is gonna [A#] happen to me.
[C#m] [C#]
You [G#m] know I love you, [F#] and [C#m] I'll do [C#] anything.
[C#m] [A#]
Yes, you know I love you [G#] baby, [F#] baby I love [G#] you.
And [C#] I'll do anything you [A#] tell me.
[C#m] [C#]
[D#m] Well woman, [F#] that's
[G#] [C#] all I would do.
[G#m] [C#m]
[D#] [G#m] You can treat me mean baby, [F#]
[G#] but I'll [C#] keep on loving you just the same.
[G#m] [C#]
[A#] [C#] [F#]
[G#] [C#] [A#] [C#m]
[C] Oh, [G#] but one of these days baby, [D#] [F#] [A#] you're gonna [G#] get a lot of money.
So [Fm] here's to [F#] one who called my [D#] name.
[C#m] [A#]
[A#m] Sweetest thing, [C#] sweetest [C#m] [C#] thing.
[A#m] [C#] Sweetest thing, sweetest thing.
Sweetest thing, [F#] sweetest thing.
[C#m] Sweetest thing, [F#] [C#m] [C#]
sweetest thing [C#m] I ever seen.
[A#m] [A] [C#m] I've been so awesome woman.
[D#m] Baby [N] I wonder.
[F#]
[A#] [C#]
[D#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
A#
12341111
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
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To learn B.B. King - (Parts One & Two) Sweet Sixteen chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G#, C#, F#, C#m, A#, C#m and C#. Set your pace at 32 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 65. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C# Minor.

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_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ [D#] _ [Fm] _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [C#]
When [G#m] I first met you [D#] baby, [F#] _ [A#] _
baby [G#m] you were sweet 16.
_ _ _ [G#] _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] Just like your [D#] home again [F] woman, you [F#] _ [A#] were the [D#m] sweetest [C#m] thing I'd ever seen.
_ _ _ [A#] _ [D#m] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] You wouldn't do anything I'd ask you to.
_ _ [C#] _
You [G#] wouldn't do anything _ [C#m] _ [D#m] [F#] I'd _ _
[C#m] ask you to.
_ [C#] _ _ [G#] You know [A#] you're in a [D#m] _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ [A#] way, [C#] and now [C#m] you're [G#] away from home too.
[A#] _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ [F#] _
[C#] _ [G#m] You know I love [G#] _ [F#] _ you, [G#] I loved you before [C#] I could call your name. _ _ _
[A#] Oh, you know I love _ [G#] _ [F#] you, [C#m] _
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ [D#m] _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
the [C#] only thing I do is in [A#] vain.
_ _ _ [D#] _
[C#] My brothers in Korea, _ [F#] _ _
[G#] sisters down in [C#] New Orleans. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Young brothers in Korea [C#m] baby, [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _
[G#] [C#] sisters down in New Orleans.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Gm] _ [G#] Oh, it's awful [D#m] woman, [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] [C#] wonder what is gonna [A#] happen to me.
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
You [G#m] know I love you, _ [F#] _ and [C#m] I'll do [C#] anything.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A#] _
_ Yes, you know I love you [G#] baby, [F#] _ baby I love [G#] you.
And [C#] I'll do anything you [A#] tell me.
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ [D#m] Well woman, _ _ [F#] that's _
[G#] [C#] all I would do.
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _
[D#] _ [G#m] You can treat me mean baby, [F#] _ _
[G#] but I'll [C#] keep on loving you just the same.
[G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ [A#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C] Oh, [G#] but one of these days baby, [D#] _ [F#] _ [A#] you're gonna [G#] get a lot of money.
So [Fm] here's to [F#] one who called my [D#] name.
[C#m] _ [A#] _ _
[A#m] Sweetest thing, _ [C#] sweetest [C#m] [C#] thing. _
_ _ [A#m] _ [C#] _ Sweetest thing, sweetest thing.
Sweetest thing, [F#] sweetest thing.
[C#m] Sweetest thing, _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _
sweetest thing [C#m] I ever seen.
_ [A#m] _ [A] _ [C#m] I've been so awesome woman.
_ [D#m] Baby [N] I wonder. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _

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