
However, the writers are known to history - two sisters named Mildred and Patty Hill, who wrote the song in 1893.
This song has BECOME traditional - according to Wikipedia, Happy Birthday is the most-recognized song in the English language.
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. You’re such a wonderful person with a lowly heart. I can only thank God for making our paths to cross. the initial rolled chord is figured with a glissando mark instead of individual notes May your ways be straightened and may the good Lord guide you through life. One of Nelsons lawyers, Mark Rivkin, said as Nelson did more and more research on the songs roots, 'she got madder and madder and madder.' Happy Birthday generates an estimated 2 million a year. The arrangement below is essentially the same as the first one shown, except for: (That's not the end of the story, but it's the BASIC idea.) 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. 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! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG DOWNLOAD
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