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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU    
   Probably Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill, 1893         
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 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 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
Key:   C

Pianist:  ?

​Posted by:  tubescore.net
Key:   C
​
This matches the inside row of a G-C button accordion
​
Players:  ? & ?

Posted by Yuri Charyguine

​Interesting.
Key:  D

Pianist:  ?

Posted by:  The Suntrees Sky - Topic
Key:   D

​Guitarist:  Markus Jimi Ivan

Posted by:  THECRAESH

​Excellent.
Key:   G

Play on the outside row of your G-C accordion.

Player:  ?

Posted by:  Senor Parrandas

Cross-playing on a Hohner Corona II.
Key:   G

Play on the outside row of your G-C accordion.

Posted by:  Happy Birthday

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​Background:
​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.