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
