Tabs

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Birthday
By:   The Beatles


[intro:] |A {riff} | {drums+bass}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass} |  
         |D {riff} | {drums+bass}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass} | 
         |E {riff} | {drums+bass}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass} | 

{riff}
e|------------------|-----------| |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------|
B|--------5--7-6-5--|-----------| |----------10-13-12-10-|------------| |----------12-15-14-12-|------------|
G|------6-----------|-----------| |-------11-------------|------------| |-------13-------------|------------|
D|--7-7-------------|-7---------| |-12-12----------------|-12---------| |-14-14----------------|-14---------|
A|------------------|-----------| |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------|
E|------------------|-----------| |----------------------|------------| |----------------------|------------|
   A                                D                                     E


[verse: 1] 
|A {riff} | {drums+bass}             |           
           You say it's your birthday
|A {riff} | {drums+bass}             |   
           It's my birthday too, yeah
|D {riff} | {drums+bass}              |      
           They say it's your birthday
|A {riff} | {drums+bass}               | 
           We're gonna have a good time
|E {riff} | {drums+bass}               |     
           I'm glad it's your birthday
|A {riff} | {drums+bass}          |   
           Happy birthday to you

[:]   8 x | {drums} |

[pre-bridge:] |E   |E   |
|E                     |            
   Yes we're going to a party party
|E                     |
   Yes we're going to a party party
|E                   |
 Yes we're going to a party party


[bridge:] 
|C          |G                |C
    I would like you to dance (Birthday)
       |G                 |C
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
        |G                |C
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
     |G    |E/B   |E     |E    |
Oooh dance         yeah
 
[verse: 2]  {same as intro}
         |A {riff} | {drums+bass+keys}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass+keys} |  
         |D {riff} | {drums+bass+keys}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass+keys} | 
         |E {riff} | {drums+bass+keys}  |A {riff} | {drums+bass+keys} | 

[:]

e|--5-----------|------------|----------8-|-10b12-8------|
B|---5-8-5--7b8-|--5-7--5----|--5--8-10---|--------10-8--|
G|--------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D|--------------|------------|------------|--------------|
A|--------------|------------|-7----------|--------------|
E|--------------|------------|------------|--------------|
   A            

[bridge:] 
|C          |G                |C
    I would like you to dance (Birthday)
       |G                 |C
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance (Birthday)
        |G                |C
I would like you to dance (Birthday)
     |G    |E/B   |E     |E    |
Oooh dance         yeah

[verse: 3] 
|A {riff} |                          |           
           You say it's your birthday
|A {riff} |                          |   
           It's my birthday too, yeah
|D {riff} |                           |      
           They say it's your birthday
|A {riff} |                            | 
           We're gonna have a good time
|E {riff} |                            |     
           I'm glad it's your birthday

[coda:]
|A {end riff} |                      |       |A  {finish}  
               Happy birthday to you



{end riff}
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-------5--7--5--|-------5--7--5--|-------5--7--5--|----------------|
G|-----6----------|-----6----------|-----6----------|----------------|
D|-7-7------------|-7-7------------|-7-7------------|--7-------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
   A                A                A                 A
 



chords:


A       002220  or 577655
C       032010  or 335553
D       000232  or 557775
E       022100  or 779997
E/B     x22100    {bass plays B}