s - sixteenth note
View chords used in this chart
E---------|------|-------|---------
B---------|------|-------|---------
G---------|------|---0---|---0----- (play for times,
D-2-5---2-|-0----|-4-----|-4------- sing "My sister..."
A-2-5---2-|-0--2-|-----2-|--------- under 3rd and fourth
E---------|------|-------|-----(0)- times)
q q Q q h. q q h q q h (q)
E---------|------|-------|-------
B---------|------|-------|-------
G---------|------|---2---|---2---
D-2-5---2-|-0----|-4-----|-4-----
A-2-5---2-|-0--2-|-----2-|-------
E---------|------|-------|-------
q q Q q h. q q h q q h.
My sister...
E Esus4 E Esus4
E Asus2/F#
I hate my sister
C A
She's such a bitch
E Asus2/F#
She acts as though she doesn't even
C A
Know that I exist
E Asus2/F#
But I would do anything
C A
To let her know I care
E Asus2/F# C
But I am only talking to myself
A
'Cause she isn't
E---------|------|-------|----------
B---------|------|-------|----------
G---------|------|---0---|---0------
D-2-5---2-|-0----|-4-----|-4--------
A-2-5---2-|-0--2-|-----2-|----------
E---------|------|-------|-----(0)--
q q Q q h. q q h q q h (q)
There
E---------|------|-------|-------
B---------|------|-------|-------
G---------|------|---0---|---0---
D-2-5---2-|-0----|-4-----|-4-----
A-2-5---2-|-0--2-|-----2-|-------
E---------|------|-------|-------
q q Q q h. q q h q q h.
My sister...
E Asus2/F#
I love my sister
C A
She's the best
E Asus2/F#
She's cooler than any other girl
C A
That I have ever met
E Asus2/F#
She had the greatest man
C A
She had the greatest guy
E Asus2/F#
She's good at everything
C A
And doesn't even try
(distorted)
E D
E-----0-----|---------
B-----0-----|-2-2-----
G-1-2-1-----|-3-3----- (play 8 times)
D-2-2-2-----|-0-0-----
A-2-2-------|---------
E-0-----(0)-|-----(0)-
q q q (q) h q (q)
E Asus2/F#
She's got a wall around her
C A
Nobody can climb
E Asus2/F#
She lets a ladder down
C A
For those who really shine
E Asus2/F#
I tried to scale it
C A
But to me she's blind
E Asus2/F#
So I lit a firecracker
C A
Went off in my eye
(distorted)
E D
E-----0-----|---------
B-----0-----|-2-2-----
G-1-2-1-----|-3-3----- (play twice, then
D-2-2-2-----|-0-0----- play six more times
A-2-2-------|--------- bending the hell out
E-0-----(0)-|-----(0)- of the D chord)
q q q (q) h q (q)
E Asus2/F#
I miss my sister
C A
Why'd she go?
E Asus2/F#
She's the one who would have taken me
C A
To my first all-ages show
E Asus2/F#
It was the Violent Femmes
C A
And the Del Fuegos
E (C#m?) Asus2/F#
Before they had a record out
C A
Before they went gold, it start to go
(distorted)
E D
E-----0-----|---------
B-----0-----|-2-2-----
G-1-2-1-----|-3-3----- (play 4 times)
D-2-2-2-----|-0-0-----
A-2-2-------|---------
E-0-----(0)-|-----(0)-
q q q (q) h q (q)
E F# G Asus2
I miss my sister
E F# G Asus2
I miss my sister
E F# G Asus2
I miss my sister
E F# G Asus2
I really miss her
Chords used:
E Asus2/F# C A G#m F# G Asus2
E-0-|----0-----|-0-|-0-|--3--|--2--|-3-|---0---
B-0-|----0-----|-1-|-2-|--3--|--2--|-3-|---0---
G-1-|----2-----|-0-|-2-|--3--|--3--|-0-|---2---
D-2-|----2-----|-2-|-2-|--5--|--4--|-0-|---2---
A-2-|----0-----|-3-|-0-|--5--|--4--|-2-|---0---
E-0-|----2-----|---|---|--3--|--2--|-3-|-------
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Marc Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)
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^ --"One hand's just reaching out and one's just hanging on."
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(The Go-Go's)
How to play s - sixteenth note
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.