Happy Birthday to You Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G C B.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
G5Hap-G5pyA6birth-G5dayC1̇toB7you,
G5Hap-G5pyA6birth-G5dayD2̇toC1̇you,
G5Hap-G5pyG5̇birth-E3̇day,C1̇dearB7(name),
A6F4̇Hap-F4̇pyE3̇birth-C1̇dayD2̇toC1̇you.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: G major (the original key).
D2Hap-D2pyE3birth-D2dayG5toF♯4♯you,
D2Hap-D2pyE3birth-D2dayA6toG5you,
D2Hap-D2pyD2̇birth-B7day,G5dearF♯4♯(name),
E3C1̇Hap-C1̇pyB7birth-G5dayA6toG5you.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: F major.
C1Hap-C1pyD2birth-C1dayF4toE3you,
C1Hap-C1pyD2birth-C1dayG5toF4you,
C1Hap-C1pyC1̇birth-A6day,F4dearE3(name),
D2B♭7♭Hap-B♭7♭pyA6birth-F4dayG5toF4you.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
Key: B♭ major.
F4Hap-F4pyG5birth-F4dayB♭7♭toA6you,
F4Hap-F4pyG5birth-F4dayC1̇toB♭7♭you,
F4Hap-F4pyF4̇birth-D2̇day,B♭7♭dearA6(name),
G5E♭3̇♭Hap-E♭3̇♭pyD2̇birth-B♭7♭dayC1̇toB♭7♭you.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916), 1893
- Words
- Traditional, 1911 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1893, words 1911: first published before 1931.
- Source
- “Good Morning to All”, in Song Stories for the Kindergarten (Clayton F. Summy, 1893), scans on IMSLP (1893)
- Words source
- Words first printed with the tune in The Elementary Worker and His Work (1911); Marya v. Warner/Chappell (C.D. Cal. 2015) found no valid copyright in them, and the 2016 settlement ended in a judgment that the song is public domain
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