Oh Happy Day Chords

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Oh Happy Day by Edwin Hawkins is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C#. It uses the chords C#, F#, Bb7, Ebm7, Ab, Ab7, Eb, Bb, G7, Cm7, F, F7, D/A, G, C, G4, Am, Bb°, D7, G/B, G/C, G/Db, G/D, Db/Eb, Fm7, Bbm7, Eb7, Ab4, Ab/C, Ab/Db and Ab/D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C#
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C# F# (4x)  
  
           C#                 F#  
Oh, happy day!    (Oh, happy day)  
           C#                 Bb7  
Oh, happy day!    (Oh, happy day)  
            Ebm7               Ab  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Ebm7               Ab  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Ebm7               Ab7  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
                 C#  
Washed my sins away  
       
                     F#  
         (Oh, happy day)  
          C#          F#  
         (Oh, happy day)  
  
 C#                       F#  
La la la la la la la    (La la la la la la la)  
 C#                       F#  
La la la la la          (La la la la la)  
  
 Bb7                       Eb  
La la la la la la la    (La la la la la la la)  
 Bb                       Eb  
La la la la la          (La la la la la)  
  
           Bb                 Eb  
Oh, happy day!    (Oh, happy day)  
           Bb                 G7  
Oh, happy day!    (Oh, happy day)  
            Cm7                F  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Cm7                F  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Cm7                F7  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
                 Bb        
Washed my sins away  
  
 Bb                       Eb  
La la la la la la la    (La la la la la la la)  
  
 Bb                       D/A  
La la la la la          (La la la la la)  
  
              G      C  
He taught me how to walk  
            G  
Fight and pray  
 G4         G  
Fight and pray  
 G       Am        Bb°    D7  
(And He taught me how to living rejoicing!)  
            G  
I'm living joyously  
C             G  
Every, every day  
G4     G     G/B     G/C     G/Db     G/D       
Every day! Whoa...  
  
   Db/Eb        Ab              C#  
...oh, happy day! (Oh, happy day)  
           Ab                 Fm7  
Oh, happy day!    (Oh, happy day)  
            Bbm7               Eb  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Bbm7               Eb  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
            Bbm7               Eb7  
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)  
                 Ab  
Washed my sins away  
  
                     C#  
         (Oh, happy day)  
          Ab         Db/Eb   
         (Oh, happy day)  
  
              Ab     C#  
He taught me how to walk  
            Ab  
Fight and pray  
 Ab4        Ab  
Fight and pray  
 Ab      Ab/C       Ab/Db      Ab/D     Db/Eb         
(And He taught me how to living rejoicing!)  
            Ab  
I'm living joyously  
C#            Ab  
Every, every day  
Ab4    Ab     
Every day!  
                     C#  
         (Oh, happy day)  
          Ab         C#   
         (Oh, happy day)  
  
F#     C#    Ab  
OH,   HAPPY DAY!!! 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante