Birthday Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays1.3K

Birthday by The Beatles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, C, G and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro:   A    A    D    A    E    A 
  A                           A  
 You say it's your birthday  it's my birthday too, yeah
  D                           A 
 They say it's your birthday we're gonna have a good time
  E                           A 
 I'm glad it's your birthday Happy birthday to you
  E    
 Yes we're going to a party, party
  E     
 Yes we're going to a party, party
  E     
 Yes we're going to a party, party
 Chorus:
  C                  G 
 (Birthday) I would like you to dance
  C                 G 
 (Birthday) take a cha-cha-cha-chance
  C                  G 
 (Birthday) I would like you to dance
  C                     G      E7 
 (Birthday) da-da-da.. Dance  
 **Intro:   A    A    D    A    E    A 
 **Riff:    A      A 
 Chorus:
  C                  G 
 (Birthday) I would like you to dance
  C                 G 
 (Birthday) take a cha-cha-cha-chance
  C                  G 
 (Birthday) I would like you to dance
  C                     G      E7 
 (Birthday) da-da-da.. Dance  
 **Intro:   A    A    D    A    E    A 
  A                           A 

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante