After School Session cover

Sweet Little Sixteen

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Chuck Berry

After School Session (1957)rock and rollTop 5%3:05SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: C majorestTuning: StandardTempo: 172 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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95%4 tracks · 4,761 notes · G# major · 170 BPM· 3:05Recommended
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Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass
Drums
93%8 tracks · 8,043 notes · C major · 180 BPM· 3:03
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Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry
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Acoustic bass
Tenor sax
Electric guitar (muted)
Overdriven guitar
Electric Guitar (jazz) 1
Electric guitar (jazz) 2
Standard drum kit
81%2 tracks · 2,192 notes · C major · 172 BPM· 3:03
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Guitar
Bass

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About this song

Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry is in C major (estimated), around 172 BPM, 4/4 time. This 4-track arrangement runs 3:05 (Electric guitar (clean), Electric guitar (muted), Acoustic bass, and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced
9.05 notes/sec
DrumsIntermediate
5.95 notes/sec
BassBeginner
1.8 notes/sec

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Sweet Little Sixteen appears on the soundtrack of Eis am Stiel, Volume 5, Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Jazz on a Summer's Day.