Chords of: Happy Birthday by: Pallaso. (C#, Ab, F#, F#maj7) 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.
“Happy Birthday” by Pallaso is in Db Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, F#, F#maj7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ab → C# → F# → Ab → C# → F#maj7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 2:04 | 51% |
| Ab | 0:43 | 18% |
| F# | 0:29 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| Ab6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ab7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Ebm | 0:02 | 1% |
Gm – C# – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – F#6 – F# – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – Ebm – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – Ab – Ab6 – C# – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Ab – C#7 – F# – C# – F#maj7 – Ab6 – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – Ab6 – C# – F# – F#maj7 – …
