Happy Birthday Banjo TAB
Surprise your friend or family member with Happy Birthday on the banjo. This is a simple easy banjo arrangement for 5-string banjo that you’ll have no trouble playing through. It’s made for beginner’s; you’ll encounter a bar chord, a full D chord, and mostly two-finger shapes.
What you get
- Slow Version of Happy Birthday that uses chord strumming
- Faster version using banjo rolls
Happy Birthday Banjo Recording
Happy Birthday used to be one of those weird songs that was still under copyright and you had to jump through hoops just to publish some sheet music or perform it. However, Happy Birthday is now public domain
It turns out it has the same melody as the 19th century song “Good Morning to You.” However, Warner Bros did it’s thing and said the song was composed in 1935 and collected royalties on it for years (until 2015). Cool fact-This song has been translated into 18 different languages.
Crazy, but funny story. When I performed in Inner China, our group consisted of people from dozens of countries. It was my birthday during the trip; there exists a video of them singing “Happy Birthday” to me in like 6 different languages.
