Happy Chords
Happy by John Butler Trio is a guitar song played in the key of C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This is the verse, give the song a listen for timing but its pretty funky
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------0-3-0-----------------0---------------------------------------------|
G|---0h3-------0h3p0-------0h3---3/5-5-5-5-3p0-------------------------------|
C|-0-----------------3---0---------------------3-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------0-3-0-----------------0-5/6-6-6-6-6\5-3-----------------------------|
G|---0h3-------0h3p0-------0h3-----------------------------------------------|
C|-0-----------------3---0---------------------------------------------------|
These are the chords used for the Chorus, again listen to the song for a
strumming pattern
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-8--7-7--10-10--12-12---------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8--7-7--10-10--12-12---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-8--7-7--10-10--12-12---------------------------------------------------|
Add some claps in the verse and that's it! Enjoy!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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