CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Happy Birthday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Happy Birthday by: Sfera Ebbasta. (Abm7, Emaj7, Abm, Eb) 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 Sfera Ebbasta is in Ab Minor and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, Emaj7, Abm, Eb.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7 → Eb → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj70:3521%
Abm0:3521%
F#60:1811%
Eb0:127%
Abm70:096%
Eb70:096%
C#/G#0:085%
B0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Emaj7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – C# – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Eb – C# – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – Eb7 – C#/G# – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – Eb – C#/G# – Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – Abm – B/F# – E6 – B – Abm7 – F#6 – E6 – Abm – Eb – Abm – B – E6 – B – C#/G# – Abm – F#6 – …