Happy Birthday to You guitar tab
The birthday song in 3/4, with the “happy” pickup written into an introduction bar.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 120
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
Happy Birthday to You
Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bar 1 is an introduction: a C in the bass on the fifth string, then the two “hap-py” eighth notes on the open third string. The tune proper starts in bar 2.
- Each line begins the same way, two quick Gs on the open third string, then climbs: to C in bar 2, D in bar 4 and the high G in bar 6, which is the third fret of the first string.
- Bar 7, “happy birthday dear”, has the F on the first fret of the first string, played twice. The last C in bar 9 lasts the whole bar.
About the song
The melody was written by the Hill sisters in 1893 as “Good Morning to All”. A United States court confirmed in 2016 that the song is in the public domain.
The melody is in the public domain. This arrangement is ours, and you're welcome to download, print and play it for your own practice.
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