Sixteen Fifteen Fourteen Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays382

Sixteen Fifteen Fourteen by PJ Harvey is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Cmaj7, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7 

verse 1 
Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7  Am Cmaj7 
            Erika-a,   Erika-a-a-a-a    is watching 
Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Cmaj7 Am  Am Cmaj7 
            Danie-el,  Danie-e-el       is hiding 
Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Cmaj7 Am  Am Cmaj7 
 Erika-a,   Erika-a-a         is counting "16, 15, 
Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Cmaj7 Am  Cmaj7 Am 
14, 13,    12, 11,    10, 9"      Erika-a   Erika-a is coming 

 
Am                        Cmaj7 
   The sun is setting the scene 
Am                                Cmaj7 
   In the garden it's starting to rain 
Am                    Cmaj7 
   The trees are trembling 
Am           Cmaj7 
   Erika's repeating, 
Cmaj7        D          C          D 
  "Wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo wooh!" 

Interlude (x6) 
Am                              Cmaj7 
There is no laughter in the garden    

verse 2 
Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7  Am Cmaj7 
            Erika-a-a, is feeling          something 
Cmaj7 Am   Am Cmaj7    Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7  Am Cmaj7 
 Danie-e-el  is hiding     she's counting "16, 15, 
Cmaj7 Am   Am Cmaj7   Am Cmaj7   Cmaj7 Am  Cmaj7 Am 
14, 13,    12, 11,    10, 9,     8" uh-uh-uh u-huh uh-uh-uh 

 
Am                        Cmaj7 
   The sun is leaving the scene 
Am                            Cmaj7 
   It took a look and turned away 
Am                    Cmaj7 
   The trees are trembling 
Am           Cmaj7 
   Erika's repeating, 
Cmaj7        D          C          D 
  "Wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo, wo-wo-hoo wooh!" 

Outro (x13) 
Am                              Cmaj7 
There is no laughter in the garden 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante