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Happy Birthday

The song everyone knows, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the tune, the alto follows it a third below, the tenor fills the chord with the words, and the bass holds the roots on "oo". Short, and a lovely surprise to send someone.

Free For beginners Celebration Traditional 4 parts

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Happy Birthday · first line4 voices · 0:00 / 0:15

Synthesized guide voices, singing on "oo". In the app, real singers sing some of the parts.

Happy Birthday's first line, "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear friend, Happy birthday to you.", in four parts: the soprano sings the tune, with the alto, tenor and bass under it. Your part is the Soprano. Press a voice to take it out of the harmony or bring it back.

The parts

Each part's lowest and highest note. Pick the one that sits where you sing comfortably.

Soprano, D4 to D5
Alto, A3 to B4
Tenor, F#3 to D4
Bass, G2 to D3

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The first verse

Words: Traditional (published 1912)Tune: "Good Morning to All", Mildred J. Hill (1893)

Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday dear friend,Happy birthday to you.

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