# Sweet Sixteen – Billy Idol: piano chords

Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol uses 6 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Fadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fadd9), [Fsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus2), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Fadd9 Fsus2 Am Fadd9 G
- Verse 1: Am Fadd9 Am G Am Fadd9 G
- Chorus 1: F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am Fadd9 Am G Fadd9 G
- Chorus 2: F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am F C G
- Bridge 1: Fadd9 Am G Am Fadd9 G F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am

## Questions

### Which chords does Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol in?

The chords fit A minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Sweet Sixteen to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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