Happy Chords
Happy by Widespread Panic is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Bm, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main Theme:
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----8-------8------|------8-----8-----8---|
G|-------0-------0----|--------0-------------|
D|---5-----5-------5--|----------------------|
A|--------------------|--6/7-----8-----7-----|
E|--------------------|----------------------|
G C
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----8-------8------|------8-----8-----8---|
G|-------0-------0----|--------0-------------|
D|---5-----5-------5--|----------------------|
A|--------------------|--5/6-----7-----6-----|
E|--------------------|----------------------|
G C
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----8-------8------|------8-----8-----8---|
G|-------0-------0----|--------0-------------|
D|---5-----5-------5--|----------------------|
A|--------------------|--6/7-----8-----7-----|
E|--------------------|----------------------|
G C
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
e|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B|---1----------|--1----------|--0-----1------|
G|---0----------|--2----------|--2-----2------|
D|---2----------|--2----------|--2-----2------|
A|---3-----2----|--0----------|--0-----0------|
E|--------------|-------------|---------------|
C Bm Am
Repeat Main Theme
Theme 2:
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G C (x3)
| / / / / |
F (x2) (x4 2nd time through)
Repeat from the top
Bridge:
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Bm C Bm F (x3)
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Bm C Bm F F
Repeat Main Theme and Theme 2 flowing into the Finale
Finale:
/ / / /
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------10-----8-8--|
G|----------8-7------------------|
D|---6/7-10-----10-7----6/7------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
F
/ / / /
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------8-------------|
G|---------8-7------------10-10--.|
D|--6/7-10-----10-7---6/7--------.|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
/ /
e|-----------------------|
B|-------8-------10 10---|
G|----------------------.| repeat
D|---6/7-----6/7--------.| ad nauseum
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
F
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