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Welcome to my Happy Birthday Guitar Tutorial! This song is really simple so I’ve decided to give you two options for the key. Either way, it’s an easy 3 chord song on guitar.
Happy Birthday Chords:
Your choice of chords, depending on which you’re most comfortable with:
G, C and D
OR
A, D and E
Happy Birthday TAB and Chord Chart available on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37722408
Click hereTABLE OF CONTENTS
- 0:00 – INTRO
- 0:19 – STRUMMING PATTERN
- 0:51 – USING G, C, D chords
- 2:39 – USING A, D, E chords
The song’s in 3/4 time, meaning we have to count up to three over and over. Our strumming pattern reflects that: We do a downstroke on beat 1, down-up on beat 2, and a down-up on beat 3.
The chord order is so simple, it’s just eight measures. We work through the song, bit-by-bit and then glue it all together. Then we do the exact same thing for the key of A (using A, D and E chords) and that’s it!
I’ve kept this one short and sweet so you can get back to the party.
See you next time!
-James
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