Posted April 24th, 2009
under Guitar Arrangements, Online Lessons
A while back I posted a solo guitar arrangement of Happy Birthday.
I’ve since received a few requests for an easier accompaniment part suitable for basic strumming so here’s the version I teach my beginning/intermediate students. It’s in D major, uses only first-position chords, features a basic bass/chord strumming pattern, and best of all – it sounds really good! The optional introduction simply places the final few bars of the melody atop the chords and will help you set up the tempo and key for the big sing-along. Please leave a comment below if you enjoy the arrangement.
Happy Birthday Accompaniment for Guitar PDF
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January 29th, 2011 at 9:21 am
Thanks for the excellent post. Just one quick question as well, where can I find the design you have on your site? Cheers mate.
January 29th, 2011 at 9:31 am
Thanks. The blog is wordpress. I used a theme called “Colourise 1.0″ and then modified it heavily.