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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday, 1 page(s)
Key of C
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With more than one way to play any chord, chord diagrams are not shown with most charts – only the chord name is shown.
For players that already know several voicings for any chord, just play what you already now. For players that don't know a particular chord, there are example chords to play each song available by selecting the "Chords" tab above.
Use these songs to explore a variety of ways to play chords for any particular song.
Happy Birthday
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Common Keys: C
First Melodic Interval: Root ↑ M2
Happy Birthday to You, also known more simply as Happy Birthday, is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "Auld Lang Syne". The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages.
Happy Birthday Key of C Major
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Performance Notes for Happy Birthday
Here is how I remember the melody of Happy Birthday:
- Song starts on the 5th of the key of the song. Plays that note twice and then a up a perfect 4th and down 1/2 step
- repeat, then up a perfect 5th, done 1/2 step)
- then repeat again and up an octave
- The octave (8) is the fifth of a descending major triad, the I chord, then descending 1/2 step, then to whole step.
- up a major sixth. This ones sounds a little dissonant. Then down 1/2 step and to root of key/scale, up M2 and back - DONE
- Chords Used in Happy Birthday - - C Tuning, High or Low G
This song, in its simplest form can be played with two chords. These are the I, IV and V or V7 chords in a major key. In the Key of C Major example here they are: C, F and G7.
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Recommended and Alternate Chord Fingerings
Fingerings are not shown. Any fingering would only be a recommended fingering and not mandatory. For many chords there are alternate fingerings, with any particular fingering dependent how the chord is being used in relationship to its previous chord and the next chord.
A guide to reading a `ukulele chord diagram is available right here on my site.
Basic chords for
Happy Birthday shown.
Alternate voicings for all of these chords are available and should be explored.
Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minot Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
Tunings: C low or high “G” - (GCEA or gCEA).
For more information and samples checkout the Ukulele Chords book information.
Standard - C Tuning Open Position Chord Charts
"C" Tuning - (g C E A and G C E A) - This is a common tuning for the standard sized soprano ukulele as well as the concert and tenor ukuleles. The basic chords and more can be found in my books A Guide to Ukulele Chords and Ukulele Chords.
Hppy Birthday to You Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday Dear (name) Happy Birthday to You.
From good friends and true, From old friends and new, May good luck go with you, And happiness too.
Alternative ending: How old are you? How old are you? How old, How old How old are you?
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Exploring Jazz Chords on Ukulele
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Building a Solid Jazz Chord Foundation using Seventh, Major Seventh, Major 6, Minor Seventh, Minor Sixth, Diminished Seventh, Minor Seventh Flat Five and Augmented Seventh chords.
Songs include: All of Me, All of Me - Variation, Autumn Leaves, All the Things You Are, Days of Wine and Roses, There Will Never Be Another You, Back Home In Indiana, Someday My Prince Will Come, Have You Met Miss Jones, Summer Samba, Sweet Georgia Brown, Sweet Georgia Brown - Variation, Yesterday, and It’s Only A Paper Moon
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