CHORD LIBRARY

Play along happy birthday, chord by chord.

Chords of: happy birthday by: Kukon, @Atutowy. (C6, Dm7, Dm, D) 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 Kukon, @Atutowy is in D Minor and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, Dm7, Dm, D.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → D → D6 → Bbdim → Dm7 → Am → G7 → Aaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm71:3243%
D0:136%
Dm0:126%
D70:126%
F0:105%
Bbmaj70:073%
Bbdim0:063%
G60:063%

Chord progression, in order

D7 – D – Adim – D6 – Bbdim – C6 – Dm7 – D6 – Am – D – G6 – G7 – Aaug – A – Dm7 – G7 – Am7b5 – Aaug – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – Gm – F – E7 – Dm7 – Dmaj7 – F/G – A6 – F – E7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbdim – G6 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – Gm – Bb – Gm6 – F/G – Dm7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F/G – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dm – …