leschirons Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just out of curiosity, when your doing a function of some sort and you get the call for Happy birthday, what key do you go for? Unless you have a regular planned key for this as a function band, I usually find that it'll just be either the guitarist or the keyboard player for a simple sing-along. Now, if it's me, I'll usually play a C chord on guitar or a high C bass chord just to give everyone a pitch. However, last week when this happened, the guitarist I was with shouted READY? and hit a G# chord. Just thought that was a bit weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 well, if you start on C, then you're playing in F I think. It definitely doesn't start on the root note, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) [quote name='iamapirate' post='579631' date='Aug 24 2009, 10:17 PM']well, if you start on C, then you're playing in F I think. It definitely doesn't start on the root note, though![/quote] If the song is in C, the first sung melody note will be G, a 5th above. Simple chord progression is C, G, G, C, C, F, C, G, C This is in the key of C Edited August 24, 2009 by leschirons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynot Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Usually in C for most bands I've played with, starting G as mentioned. We will do in a various styles, Status Quo styli etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_D Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 We do the Ramones happy birthday from the Simpsons if ever asked for it. If anything it makes sure they dont ask for it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We always play it in F, that's if we do it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Just do Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday", that's ace! It's one of my guilty pleasures and is guaranteed to make people dance like idiots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillonIrl Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The Beatles FTW [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1PAx5Ycwo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1PAx5Ycwo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 guitarist plays it on slide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We do it as a samba. In F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Just don't do what our drummer did once and start it in 4/4 Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I refuse to play Happy Birthday. The keyboard player usually knows it but no one else does. It's always a shambolic mess and if the band plays it I stand there not playing! That's how much I hate it! The better thing to do is to dedicate a number to someone for their birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I normally take the opportunity to have a little break and leave it to the others, like Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We usually do it in G, in whatever style takes our fancy but often swing for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer61 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We just sing it.....badly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We've played it in D before - we like to be different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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