CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Happy Birthday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Happy Birthday by: SANNA, KC Rebell. (Dm7, C, Am, F) 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 SANNA, KC Rebell is in C Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, C, Am, F.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → F → F6 → C → G → Am7b5/G → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5124%
Am0:4119%
F0:2713%
F60:199%
G0:199%
G60:157%
C/G0:105%
Fmaj70:073%

Chord progression, in order

Am – D/A – F – F6 – C – G – Am7b5/G – Am – F – C – G – C/G – Am – F6 – F – C – G6 – C/G – Am – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – Fmaj7 – Am – F – C – G6 – Am – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am7 – F – F6 – C – A – G – Am – F6 – F – C – G – C/G – Am – Dm – F – C – …