Happy Birthday Chords Biography
You’re out playing a gig with your combo at a packed jazz club, and during the bass solo you notice someone eagerly waiting to ask you something at the edge of the stage.
After the song has finished, the person comes up to you and politely asks “it’s my friend’s birthday tonight, can you play happy birthday for us?”
You pause for a second and confront the rest of the band to ask if they know it only to awkwardly reply to the person who requested the song “Sorry, none of us know it, but we can play Giant Steps in 7!”
While musicians can’t be expected to play every request they get asked on gigs, one tune every musician should know is how to play is happy birthday. This short melody is worth learning so you’re prepared at gigs for requests, or if you just like to play for your friends and family.
As a gigging musician, I’ve had some nice tips over the years for been able to play this while busking or on a gig, so it’s worth having it as part of your repertoire.
In today’s lesson I will show you how to play the tune a happy birthday chord melody arrangement, but I have also included a simple lead sheet incase you want to make your own solo piece. If you don’t learn the melody it’s well worth printing off the lead sheet and putting it in your guitar bag.
About The Song
This song is a short piece in ¾, so I have decided to include two versions of it in today’s lesson.
The first version is a chord melody arrangement of the tune so you can play it as a solo jazz guitar piece. To learn more about chord melody arrangements and jazz guitar chords check out this 30 day series.
The second version is a simplified lead sheet that you can just print off and stick in your guitar case for gigs if you don’t have the time to learn it. You can even use this lead sheet to create your own chord melody arrangement of the piece.
D
It's your birthday today,
what does that mean? I guess I'll try to explain,
G
that twenty-one years ago on this day,
A D
it was the first time your parents saw your beautiful face,
and nine months before that magical day,
your dad probably took your mom out on a date,
G
and they were having a good time,
D
they were dancing and drinking wine,
(optional chorus used on an episode of The League)
D G A
happy birthday,
A D G
happy birthday,
G A D
happy birthday,
D
and when they got home they were horny as hell,
and your dad threw your mom down on the bed,
G
and he tore her panties off,
D
and his penis was hard as a rock,
and then your mom really wanted to give your dad head,
but your dad also wanted to give your mom head,
G
so they formed a sixty-nine,
D
and your mom came at least three times,
D
and then your dad was so excited to get inside your mom,
that he forgot to put a condom on,
G
and when he realized his mistake,
A D
he had ejaculated and it was too late,
D G A
and then your mom got pregnant,
D G
and your dad started crying,
D A
he wanted your mom to get an abortion,
D G
but your mom wanted a child,
A
and nine months later your were born,
G A D
and five months later your parents got a divorce
Johnny was known for his fast, high-energy guitar playing. Contrary to popular belief, his style was not based around alternate picking and power chords, but instead it almost exclusively consisted of rapid downstrokes and barre chord shapes.This unique playing style combined with heavy gain from the guitar amplifier created the bright, buzzsaw-like sound Johnny's guitar parts were known for, and it was highly influential on many early punk rock guitarists. Ed Stasium once stated "Johnny makes it sound simple, but I can't do it, and I bet Eddie Van Halen can't. Not for an hour!"This technique was also very influential on New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands such as Iron Maiden. His style has also been an influence on many alternative rock bands, as well as on thrash metal performers such as Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.
Guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert has cited Johnny Ramone as one of his influences.
For example, Dictators bassist Andy Shernoff states that Jimmy Page's sped up, downstroke guitar riff in "Communication Breakdown", an influential song that contained elements of protopunk,
was an inspiration for Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone's downstroke guitar style.Ramone, who has described Page as "probably the greatest guitarist who ever lived",stated in the documentary "Ramones: The True Story" that he improved at his down-stroke picking style by playing the song over and over again for the bulk of his early career.Johnny was almost exclusively a rhythm guitarist, as exemplified by live recordings. He was not a fan of lengthy solos, and subsequently never attempted to gain much skill in this area of playing, which he has made clear in many books and interviews. Johnny's simple lead guitar parts can be heard on a few Ramones songs (including "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", and "California Sun"), but generally the infrequent guitar solos on the group's studio albums were overdubbed by Tommy Ramone, Ed Stasium, Daniel Rey, Walter Lure and other uncredited guestsMost of these small leads were only added in an attempt to give certain songs a more commercial appeal, and evidently were not common on most of the band's albums."I guess that before me, people played downstrokes for brief periods in a song, rather than the whole song through. It was just a timing mechanism for me.Johnny Ramone
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Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
Happy Birthday Chords Happy Birthday Cake Quotes Pictures Meme Sister Funny Brother Mom to you to me Pictures
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