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Happy Birthday To You chords by Traditional (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D7
G/B
C
Am
G/D

Verse 1

G

D7

Happy birthday to you

G

Happy birthday to you

G/B

C

Happy birthday, dear [NAME]

Am

G/D

D7

G

Happy birthday to you

Verse 2

G

D7

Happy birthday to you

G

Happy birthday to you

G/B

C

Happy birthday, dear [NAME]

Am

G/D

D7

G

Happy birthday to you

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GuitarPianoUkulele

0

G
D7
G/B
C
Am
G/D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Happy Birthday To You by Traditional, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Happy Birthday To You the way Traditional intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Happy Birthday To You

Traditional

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