Originally the words weren't Happy Birthday at all, but 'Good morning to you, good morning to you. However, the writers are known to history - two sisters named Mildred and Patty Hill, who wrote the song in 1893. What a perfect free way to say Happy Birthday to all of your family and friends. This song has BECOME traditional - according to Wikipedia, Happy Birthday is the most-recognized song in the English language. Funny Birthday Songs - brought to you by a host of funny singing animals.

when the same chord is played for two measures in a row, a secondary bass note is used instead of the root of the chord.

the initial rolled chord is figured with a glissando mark instead of individual notes.

That’s 800+ albums of Happy Birthday And over 14,000 birthday songs. Each genre has upwards of 800 names and titles. We worked with some of the best artists in the UK across 16 different genres. The arrangement below is essentially the same as the first one shown, except for: Happy Birthday to You', more commonly known as simply 'Happy Birthday', is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a persons birth. Sing Me Happy Birthday spent lockdown recording the funniest, most authentic and heartfelt versions of Happy Birthday To You. (That's not the end of the story, but it's the BASIC idea.)

Oslin, the Western Union executive who pioneered the festive greeting, sent one (sung by operator Lucille. In honor of the anniversary of ASCAP’s founding on February 13, here are 20 alternative bday songs to sing in our repertory, whatever your birthday mood. Happy Birthday to YOU from the GoNoodle Crew Sing, dance, and celebrate this special day with the Champs, Moose Tube, Maximo, Mr. Hill (the reputed writers of Happy Birthday to You), there are tons of other great songs to celebrate the anniversary of your birth.

I have found it difficult to get my students to feel comfortable with the seventh chords, so this newest arrangement is going to get a big push from me in the coming months!įor chord newbies: regular chords are TRIADS - on the piano it looks like 'note, skip, and skip.' To turn that triad into a seventh chord, just add one more skip. The Happy Birthday Song was used in the first-ever singing telegram when George P. With all due respect to sisters Patty and Mildred J. Here, because we are in the key of C, those chords end up being C, F, and G7. Very basic, and all piano players need to have an understanding of the relationship of these three chords. The left hand split chords of this arrangement are just the I, IV, and V7 chords. I love to start 'Happy Birthday' with a rolled chord as shown above (and below), because it primes everyone to know just when to jump into the song! Please scroll down the page for the download links.

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