Sixteen Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays508

Sixteen by No Doubt is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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16
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intro: 
 
1-2-3-4!! 
 
      Am                             G                              Am 
e--------------------       e------------------        e------------------- 
B-------------------        B------------------        B------------------- 
G-------------------  x4    G------------------  X2    G-------------------  X1 
D-------------------        D------------------        D------------------- 
A----5--7--5------          A----5--5---------          A----5--7--5------ 
E---------------8---        E------------3--5--        E---------------8--- 
 
*      Am             x4        G                x2       Am         x2 
e-----------------------|----------------------|------------------- 
B----------------------|----------------------|------------------- 
G----------------------|----------------------|------------------- 
D----------------------|----------------------|------------------- 
A----5--7--7--5------|----5--5--5--------  -|----5--7--5------- 
E-------------------8--|---------------3--5--|---------------8--- 
   Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!! 
 
verse (upbeats--reggae feel): 
       Am        Em        G          Am 
e----5--5------7--7-----3--3----5--5---- 
B---5--5------8--8-----3--3----5--5---- 
G---5--5------9--9----4--4-----5--5---- 
D--7--7----------------5--5----7--7----- 
A------------------------------------------ 
E----------------------------------------- 
(i don't think the verse chords are right, especially the Em) 
 
chorus: 
play *  
   
 
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Contribuição: Luciana Hidemi Santana Nomura([email protected]) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante