Beatles

Beatles - Birthday guitar tab

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This was from the Beatles' double album that showed that after Sgt

Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour and the meditation in India, that

they could still play rock `n' roll. A lot of the songs on the white album

were written in India and recorded with only about 2 of the Beatles present.

This song is an example of that with a catchy riff to go with it.

Birthday - The Beatles

(The Beatles - although we call it the 'White Album' - 1968)

Arr. Mende Joveski (lyrics taken from Book: "The Beatles

illustrated lyrics")

Here it comes....

Intro and verse riff.

3/8 means slide from fret 3 to fret 8

E----------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------2----3----3/8----7---5----------------------------------

G--2---2------------------------------2------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------2----3----3/8----7---5-------------------------------

G--2---2--------------------------------2--------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------5---5/8----7----5-------------------------------

B-------------6------------------------------------------------------

G--7----7-------------------------------7---------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------2----3----3/8----7----5-------------------------

G---2----2-----------------------------------2-------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------7----7/10----9----7---------------------------

B-------------9------------------------------------------------------

G---9---9------------------------------------7----------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------2----3----3/8----7----5-----------------------------

G---2----2----------------------------------2-----------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

A

You say it's your birthday

A

It's my birthday too yeah

D

They say it's your birthday

A

We're gonna have a good time

E

I'm glad it's your birthday

A

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

C G

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

(Birthday) Dance

E

instrumental

A

You say it's your birthday

A

It's my birthday too yeah

D

They say it's your birthday

A

We're gonna have a good time

E

I'm glad it's your birthday

A

Happy birthday to you

(Fades out with the riff)

Any comments, suggestions or insults, I await them all.

Mende Joveski, email: joveski@bunyip.ph.rmit.edu.au

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