CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Happy Birthday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Happy Birthday by: GRiNGO, KC Rebell. (Ebmaj7, Fm7, Cm7, Abmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Happy Birthday”

“Happy Birthday” by GRiNGO, KC Rebell is in C Minor and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Fm7, Cm7, Abmaj7.

Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Cm7 → Fm → Cm7 → Fm7 → Cm7 → Fm7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm71:0933%
Cm70:3818%
Abmaj70:2412%
Fm0:178%
Ebmaj70:105%
Eb0:094%
Gm70:084%
Cm0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – G7 – Ab6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Fm – G7 – Fm6 – Cm7 – Gm – Eb – Fm7 – Eb/G – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Dm7b5 – Eb6 – Fm6 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Fm6 – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Fm7 – Gm – Cm – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – …