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Cthulhu18
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01/15/2004 3:05 am
i need to know the best way to play happy birthday for my 5 year old niece in an acoustic fingerpicking style... what is the best chords to use, preferably somethign not too bassy, but really bright and cheerful... any tips or help is appreciated, thank you
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Jolly McJollyson
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Jolly McJollyson
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01/15/2004 3:06 am
Hey, that's sweet. Bet you can pick up a lot of chicks with that attitude. Hey, can somebody help this dude out? I don't know "happy birthday"...maybe I should learn it.
I want the bomb
I want the P-funk!

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Jolly McJollyson
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Jolly McJollyson
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01/17/2004 2:21 am
hey, somebody help this dude!
I want the bomb
I want the P-funk!

My band is better than yours...
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Cthulhu18
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01/17/2004 2:37 am
thanks man, but i dont think anyone is gonna help me out
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The Ace
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01/17/2004 2:52 am
Welll key of "c" works well..... always use open chords....

hang on ill type it out....

C F C G C
Happy Birthday To You

repeat.....
Happy Birthday to you

C G F F D C
Happy Birthday dear my niece

G F C F C
Happy Birthday to you


I knew it had some 1-4-5 chord thing (oh the "d" is a secondary 7th or watever thats called)

I don't know if its right.... but fingerpick it with an alternating bass
root/5th/root/5th

just try a bunch of different options till you find one rite to you
I don know if this will show up rite when actually posted though
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Leedogg
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01/17/2004 4:52 am
I play it like it's sung, here's a tab I made for you:





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iamthe_eggman
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01/17/2004 5:03 am
At first I thought, "Wow, this guy is really over the top, wishing his guitar a happy birthday!". Then I read the post.
... and that's all I have to say about that.

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Lordathestrings
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01/17/2004 5:21 am
Please excuse the brainfart recently experienced by my fellow maplemusician. I think it's directly related to our 5+% beer. :)
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iamthe_eggman
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01/17/2004 11:53 pm
Hey, how'd you know? But I only had a couple. It was the new Sleeman Cream Ale in a keg... Wow, that was smooth! And ice cold!
... and that's all I have to say about that.

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