Sweet Little Angel Chord Chart by B.B. King
Welcome to my Sweet Little Angel chord chart by B.B. King. Such a great song and a great opportunity for use to practice our C, F and G7 chords.
The song is originally in C#, which would mean A LOT of barre chords, but I have a simple fix for you blues enthusiasts.
All you have to do is place a capo on the 1st fret, then you will be golden to play along using many of these easier chords. You do have an F chord but you can use and Fmaj7 if you can’t do barre chords yet.
Sweet Little Angel is written in a traditional 12 Bar Blues, so if you are familiar with that, or have played another song that was 12 Bar Blues in C, then you probably already know how to play this one!
So let’s talk about the strumming first.
Like most blues songs, Sweet Little Angel uses a swung or shuffle rhythm as show below. You can accent the 2 and 4 beats for extra feel but it’s not necessary if you aren’t able to.
Strumming:
1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
DDD DDD DDD DDD
SWEET LITTLE ANGEL BY BB KING CAPO @ 1ST FRET
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
Intro (main progression):
C F C G7
C F
I got a sweet little angel
C C
I love the way she spreads her wings
F F
Yes, I got a sweet little angel,
C C
I love the way she spread her wings
G7 F
Yes, when she spreads her wings around me,
C G7
I get joy in everything
C F
Lord, if my baby should quit me
C C
I do believe I would die
F F
Yes, if my baby should quit me
C C
I do believe I would die
G7 F
Yes if you don’t love me, little angel
C G7
Please tell me the reason why
Solo:
C F C C
F F C C
G7 F C G7
C F
Yes I asked my baby for a nickel,
C C
and she gave me a twenty dollar bill
F F
Oh, yes, I asked my baby for a nickel,
C C
and she gave me a twenty dollar bill
G7 F
Yes, you know I asked her let’s go out for a good time
C G7 C
And she bought me a Cadillac Seville
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.