Intermediate BA2 - Unit 9 Featured Song-Melody (v) & Tune (vii)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Probably Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill, 1893
See historic link at bottom of page.
See historic link at bottom of page.
This familiar melody is included here as an exercise in cross-playing to inside button notes i4& i6 from the outside treble row button notes 5* & 8*.
Button-Accordion Melody (v) - NOTATION |
Play the melody below using treble outside-row buttons 5 to 8. |
Outside row: Buttons 5 to 8
with outside button notes 5* & 8* replaced by inside i4 and i6 (cross-playing) |
Common (general) verse:
.5 .5 :5* :5 :6 ::6* Hap-py birth-day to you, .5 .5 :5* :5 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you, .5 .5 :8 :7 .6 .6 :6* :5* Hap-py birth-day hap-py birth-day .8* .8* :7 :6 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you. |
Common (general) verse:
.5 .5 :i4 :5 :6 ::6* Hap-py birth-day to you, .5 .5 :i4 :5 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you, .5 .5 :8 :7 .6 .6 :6* :i4 Hap-py birth-day hap-py birth-day .i6 .i6 :7 :6 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you. |
Button-Accordion Tune (vii) - NOTATION
Play melody part on outside treble row.
Same melody as above, but with two-chord (o1 & o1*) accompaniment. On a G-C accordion, the melody is in the key of G and the chords are G and D. |
Play melody part as above, with cross-playing, accompanied by the three chords o1, o1* & o3.
On a G-C accordion, the melody is in the key of G and the chords are G, D and C. |
.5 .5 :5* :5 :6 ::6*
Hap - py birth - day to you, o1 o1* o1 o1* .5 .5 :5* :5 :7* ::6 Hap - py birth - day to you, o1 o1* o1 o1* o1 .5 .5 :8 :7 .6 .6 :6* :5* Hap-py birth-day hap-py birth-day o1 o1* .8* .8* :7 :6 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you. o1 o1* o1 |
.5 .5 :i4 :5 :6 ::6*
Hap - py birth - day to you, o1 o3 o1 o1* .5 .5 :i4 :5 :7* ::6 Hap - py birth - day to you, o1 o3 o1 o1* o1 .5 .5 :8 :7 .6 .6 :6* :i4 Hap-py birth-day hap-py birth - day o1 o1* o3 .8* .8* :7 :6 :7* ::6 Hap-py birth-day to you. o1 o1* o1 |
Embedded youTUBE VIDEOS
Seven videos in the keys: A=1 C=2 D=2 G=2
Key: A
Guitarist: Martin Ludenhoff Posted by: Martin Ludenhoff |
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Key: C
Pianist: ? Posted by: tubescore.net |
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Key: C
This matches the inside row of a G-C button accordion Players: ? & ? Posted by Yuri Charyguine Interesting. |
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Key: D
Pianist: ? Posted by: The Suntrees Sky - Topic |
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Key: D
Guitarist: Markus Jimi Ivan Posted by: THECRAESH Excellent. |
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Key: G
Play on the outside row of your G-C accordion. Player: ? Posted by: Senor Parrandas Cross-playing on a Hohner Corona II. |
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Key: G
Play on the outside row of your G-C accordion. Posted by: Happy Birthday |
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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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