What is the best key for Happy Birthday?

Happy Birthday is written in the key of G Major. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 3rd most popular key among Major keys and the 3rd most popular among all keys. Major keys, along with minor keys, are a common choice for popular songs.
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What octave is Happy Birthday?

The song has a one-octave range, with the lowest and highest note being the fifth of the key.
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Is Happy Birthday AC major?

We're in C Major, which means no sharps or flats, so don't add a note that gets a sharp or flat onto your seventh.
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What is the chord progression for happy birthday?

Happy birthday is pretty simple to play even for a beginner. All you need to know is 4 simple chords – G, D, D7, and C.
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What is G7 chord?

The G7 chord is comprised of the same three chords that make up the G major chord (G, B, and D), plus the addition of a seventh interval - the F note. When strumming a G7, listen for these four notes that are blended together to form the full chord: G, B, D and F.
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Easy Piano Tutorial: Happy Birthday to You! (slow tempo)



What is G7 chord piano?

The G Seventh Chord

The G7 chord contains a new note – the B next to the C below Middle C. Play the B with the fifth finger of your left hand, and use your first and second fingers to play the G and F notes, as shown in the G7 chord diagram. The notes of seventh chords are shown in green.
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What time signature is happy birthday in?

The time signature is 3/4 so there are 3 quarter note (crotchet) beats in every bar. However, there is an upbeat as the melody starts on the last beat of the bar.
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What are the keyboard notes?

The 12 notes are C, C-Sharp (D-Flat), D, D-sharp (E-Flat), E, F, F-Sharp (G-Flat), G, G-Sharp (A-Flat), A, A-Sharp (B-Flat), and B. Many beginners think that a sharp or flat means a black key. All black keys are either a sharp or flat, but not all sharps and flats are black keys.
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What key is Happy Birthday in guitar?

The four happy birthday guitar chords are G, D, D7, and C, and they are played in this order.
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What is A7 on piano?

A7 is what is called a “dominant 7th chord”. It is based on a major triad, but adds a minor 7th note to create the dominant 7th chord. This creates a very classy and elegant sound, that is neither major nor minor sounding, but actually both at the same time.
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What is a G9 chord?

The G9 chord contains the notes G, B, D, F and A. It is produced by taking the 1 (root), 3, 5, b7 and 9 of the G Major scale. The 9th note of the scale (A) is the same as the 2nd note, but we refer to it as a 9, as this implies that the chord is a dominant 7 chord (1, 3, 5, 7) with a 9 included.
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What key is G 7?

The G7 is the fifth chord in the key of C. It resolves naturally to the C Major chord.
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What is C6 chord?

The 6th chord is a major chord with an additional major 6th. A C6 has the notes C (1), E (3), G (5) and A (6). Sixth chords do NEVER contain a 7th! The major 6th can be found a whole step (2 frets) above the 5th.
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What is a F7 chord?

F7 is a four-note chord that includes the F, A, C and Eb notes. It's also one of the tougher chords to play. However, with time and practice, you'll be able to add it to your chord vocabulary. To play the F7, barre your index finger across the first fret, stretching across all six strings.
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