This is the time for you to learn the most popular song in the English language according to the Guinness Book of Records. You do not need to know music leaf. You only need a guitar so let's get started!

We will use the notation of guitar tab that will show you where to put your fingers on the strings of your guitar while playing. We will explain how to use it later.

Here the lyrics:

Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday To You Dear_____ Happy Birthday Happy Birthday To You

Let's learn to play the first line with the guitar tab:

Happy Birthday To You

1. ———————-

2. ————— 1 – 0 —

3. -0 A 0 – 2 – 0 ———–

What the lines and numbers mean? Good question!

The three lines represent the top three strings on your guitar. The louder it is! If you keep your guitar in the usual manner shall be three strings nearest your feet.

The numbers indicate which fret to press you are. 0 means you play a string without pressing down a fret. This is called to play an open string.

The first notes 0 0 2 0 means that you play the open third string twice, then play the second fret on the top rope and then reopen the third string.

Hopefully, it recognizes the melody for now!

Now we learn the next line with guitar tab:

Happy Birthday To You

1. ———————

2. ————— 3-1 —

3. -0 A 0 – 2 – 0 ———-

What right finger to use? Well, there are many ways to play this song. If you are a beginner maybe you can use your right hand thumb pluck the notes. Must be the easiest way to play the melody, I guess.

Now let's learn to play the third line with the guitar tab. We will use a name. Take the name Peter, That is my name by the way! :

Happy Birthday Dear Peter

1. ——- 3 – 0 ———–

2. ————- 1 – 0 —–

3. -0 To 0 ————– 2 —

What about the fingers of your left hand? Of course, you can use your index finger to touch all notes.

This way of playing guitar will work with slow easy pieces, but does not work with more complex guitar melodies and when it begins to play pieces of not more than one by one.

If you want to learn to play guitar in a more professional you can use your index finger of his left hand to playing notes on the first fret, middle finger to play the notes on the second fret and ring finger on the third fret.

Time to end this lesson guitar!

We now learn to play the last line with the following guitar tab:

Happy Birthday To You

1. – 1-1 – 0 ———–

2. ———– 1-3 – 1 —

3. ——————–

As everyone has a birthday, there will be many opportunities to play this song! I suggest you learn the melody by heart, one line at a time.

Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your free sheet music, guitar tabs, ebooks, music lessons and read his music blog at Capotasto Music

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