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Ringo Starr - You’re Sixteen Chords

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ChordsEm7, G, Dm7, C, E7, F, D7, G7, A7, C7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

[Opening]
[Em7] [G] [Dm7] [G]
You come [C]on like a dream, [E7]peaches and cream,
[F]Lips like strawberry [C]wine.
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G]

[verse 2]
You’re all [C]ribbons and curls, [E7]ooh, what a girl,
[F]Eyes that twinkle and [C]shine.
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine

[chorus]
[E7]You’re my baby, you’re my pet,
[A7]We fell in love on the night we met.
You [D7]touched my hand, my heart went pop,
And [G7]ooh, when we kissed, I [G]could not stop.

[chorus]
You walked [C]out of my dreams, [E7]into my arms,
[F]Now you’re my angel di[C]vine.
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G7]

[chorus]
[C] [E7] [F] [C]
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [G7]

[chorus]
[C] [E7] [F] [C]
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine

[chorus]
[E7]You’re my baby, you’re my pet,
[A7]We fell in love on the night we met.
You [D7]touched my hand, my heart went pop,
And [G7]ooh, when we kissed, I [G]could not stop.

[chorus]
You walked [C]out of my dreams, [E7]into my arms
[F]Now you’re my angel di[C]vine.
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [A7]
You’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine. [A7]

[verse 3]
Well, you’re six[D7]teen, you’re [G7]beautiful and you’re [C]mine.
All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine
All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine
All [D7]mine, all [G7]mine, all [C]mine

[Closing]
[G7] [C]
On the and you’re [C]mine [A7]lines you can do a [C7]run down

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ArtistRingo Starr
AlbumRingo
GenresRock
Year1973
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play You're Sixteen on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen on guitar requires 10 chords and 14 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

You're Sixteen uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (14), D7 → G7 (13), and C → D7 (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em7 - G chord transition.

1. Em7 → G chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em7 to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
Em7 to G

2. G → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

To move from G to Dm7;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
G to Dm7

3. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

4. C → E7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from C to E7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
C to E7

5. E7 → F chord transition

To move from E7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

7. C → D7 chord transition

To move from C to D7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

9. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

10. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

11. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

12. G7 → G chord transition

To move from G7 to G;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 1 to fret 3.

13. C → A7 chord transition

To move from C to A7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

14. A7 → C7 chord transition

To move from A7 to C7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

You're Sixteen chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You're Sixteen.

  • You're Sixteen includes 79 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You're Sixteen contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You're Sixteen connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → G7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → G: 3%
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