HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU - GUITAR
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Time signature: 3/4
Typical tempo: 80 bpm. |
Probably Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill, 1893
See historic link at bottom of page. |
MelodicGuitar Notation
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Beats per bar = 3
Dots (or equivalent) per beat = 1 |
Either row (high): Buttons 5 to 8
Inside row (low): Buttons 2 to 5 |
KEY OF C (higher pitch)
"iv0 "iv0 | .iv2 .iv0 .v1 | :v0
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"iv0 "iv0 | .iv2 .iv0 .v3 | :v1
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"iv0 "iv0 | .vi3 .vi0 .v1 | .v0 .iv2~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"vi1 "vi1 | .vi0 .v1 .v3 | :v1~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
Key of C (lower pitch)
"i3 "i3 | .ii0 .i3 .ii3 | :ii2
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"i3 "i3 | .ii0 .i3 .iii0 | :ii3
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"i3 "i3 | .iv0 .iii2 .ii3 | .ii2 .ii0~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"iii3 "iii3 | .iii2 .ii3 .iii0 | :ii3~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
Key of C (lower pitch)
"1-3 "1-3 | .2-0 .1-3 .2-3 | :2-2
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"1-3 "1-3 | .2-0 .1-3 .3-0 | :2-3
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"1-3 "1-3 | .4-0 .3-2 .2-3 | .2-2 .2-0~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"3-3 "3-3 | .3-2 .2-3 .3-0 | :2-3~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
KEY OF C (higher pitch)
"4-0 "4-0 | .4-2 .4-0 .5-1 | :5-0
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"4-0 "4-0 | .4-2 .4-0 .5-3 | :5-1
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"4-0 "4-0 | .6-3 .6-0 .5-1 | .5-0 .4-2~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"6-1 "6-1 | .6-0 .5-1 .5-3 | :5-1~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
"iv0 "iv0 | .iv2 .iv0 .v1 | :v0
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"iv0 "iv0 | .iv2 .iv0 .v3 | :v1
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"iv0 "iv0 | .vi3 .vi0 .v1 | .v0 .iv2~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"vi1 "vi1 | .vi0 .v1 .v3 | :v1~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
Key of C (lower pitch)
"i3 "i3 | .ii0 .i3 .ii3 | :ii2
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"i3 "i3 | .ii0 .i3 .iii0 | :ii3
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"i3 "i3 | .iv0 .iii2 .ii3 | .ii2 .ii0~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"iii3 "iii3 | .iii2 .ii3 .iii0 | :ii3~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
Key of C (lower pitch)
"1-3 "1-3 | .2-0 .1-3 .2-3 | :2-2
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"1-3 "1-3 | .2-0 .1-3 .3-0 | :2-3
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"1-3 "1-3 | .4-0 .3-2 .2-3 | .2-2 .2-0~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"3-3 "3-3 | .3-2 .2-3 .3-0 | :2-3~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
KEY OF C (higher pitch)
"4-0 "4-0 | .4-2 .4-0 .5-1 | :5-0
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"4-0 "4-0 | .4-2 .4-0 .5-3 | :5-1
Hap - py birth - day to you,
"4-0 "4-0 | .6-3 .6-0 .5-1 | .5-0 .4-2~
Hap - py birth - day dear [name],
"6-1 "6-1 | .6-0 .5-1 .5-3 | :5-1~
Hap - py birth - day to you.
Embedded youTUBE VIDEOS
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Key: F
Tempo: ~ 80 bpm. Player(s) and Singers: ? & ? Posted by: avistar11 |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~80 bpm Players: ? & ? Posted by Yuri Charyguine 2013-09-24 Interesting Castelfidardo advertising. Built by Giancarlo Francenella. |
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Key: G
Tempo ~65 bpm. Player: ? Posted by: Senor Parrandas Cross-playing on a Hohner Corona II. |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~75 bpm. Player: ? Posted by: videowensblog Playing an app on an android smart phone. |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~80 bpm. Player: ? Oscar Cedano ? Posted by: Oscar Cedano Played using treble button chords. |
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Background:
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Click HERE for Wikipedia background information on Happy Birthday to You. This will open in a new window, so you can easily move back and forth between the two sites.
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Copyright Info:
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My note in July 2015: Strange as it may sound, this birthday song may still have copyright protection (to be decided soon by a case in the United States.)
September 2015: An American Federal Court decided that, for this song, the existing "copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of this song, and not to its lyrics and melody." |