Happy Birthday to You Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G C B.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GD 3Hap-GD 3pyAA 0birth-GD 3dayCA L2toBA 1you,
GD 3Hap-GD 3pyAA 0birth-GD 3dayDA 3toCA L2you,
GD 3Hap-GD 3pyGE L2birth-EE 0day,CA L2dearBA 1(name),
AA 0FE L1Hap-FE L1pyEE 0birth-CA L2dayDA 3toCA L2you.
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- FE string, low 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: G major (the original key).
DD 0Hap-DD 0pyED 1birth-DD 0dayGD 3toF♯D 2you,
DD 0Hap-DD 0pyED 1birth-DD 0dayAA 0toGD 3you,
DD 0Hap-DD 0pyDA 3birth-BA 1day,GD 3dearF♯D 2(name),
ED 1CA L2Hap-CA L2pyBA 1birth-GD 3dayAA 0toGD 3you.
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
Key: D major.
AA 0Hap-AA 0pyBA 1birth-AA 0dayDA 3toC♯A 2you,
AA 0Hap-AA 0pyBA 1birth-AA 0dayEE 0toDA 3you,
AA 0Hap-AA 0pyAE 3birth-F♯E 1day,DA 3dearC♯A 2(name),
BA 1GE L2Hap-GE L2pyF♯E 1birth-DA 3dayEE 0toDA 3you.
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
Key: C major.
GG 0Hap-GG 0pyAG 1birth-GG 0dayCG 3toBG 2you,
GG 0Hap-GG 0pyAG 1birth-GG 0dayDD 0toCG 3you,
GG 0Hap-GG 0pyGD 3birth-ED 1day,CG 3dearBG 2(name),
AG 1FD L2Hap-FD L2pyED 1birth-CG 3dayDD 0toCG 3you.
- GG string, open
- AG string, 1 finger
- BG string, 2 finger
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
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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