Playing Happy Birthday in C#
There is a good chance this is the first song a person ever performs in public, usually badly and with feeling. The melody came from “Good Morning to All,” a greeting written in 1893 by two sisters, Patty and Mildred Hill, who taught young children. The birthday verse latched on afterward and traveled the world without asking permission. A long-running copyright claim over the words was finally struck down by a US court in 2016.
The key of C keeps this version inside a single octave, C up to C, which makes it kinder for a beginner than the higher settings. The one hurdle is the reach to top C in the third line. Everything else stays in the ocarina’s easy middle.
Happy Birthday to You (C) Lyrics#
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear friend,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to You (C) Ocarina Tab#
| CHap | C-py | Dbirth | C-day | Fto | Eyou | ||||
| CHap | C-py | Dbirth | C-day | Gto | Fyou | ||||
| CHap | C-py | Cbirth | A-day | Fdear | Efrie | D-nd | |||
| BHap | B-py | Abirth | F-day | Gto | Fyou |