The Beatles - Birthday
Tabbed By : ChrKr
e-mail: chrkr@gmx.at
Tuning: Standard
seems to be what I consider accurate, since i've seen paul playing it in the
studio (and the third note is definitely E|9| and not A|4|)
Intro & Verse ("You see it's your birthday..."):
A
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------7-9/10-9-7-------7-9/10-9-7-|------7-9/10-9-7-------7-9/10-9-7-|
E|5-5-9------------5-5-9------------|5-5-9------------5-5-9------------|
you may slide up to E|9|
D A
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------7-9/10-9-7-------7-9/10-9-7-|----------------------------------|
A|5-5-9------------5-5-9------------|------7-9/10-9-7-------7-9/10-9-8-|
E|----------------------------------|5-5-9------------5-5-9------------|
E A
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------9-11/12-11-9--------9-11/12-9-|----------------------------------|
A|7-7-11--------------7-7-11-----------|------7-9/10-9-7-------7-9/10-9-8-|
E|-------------------------------------|5-5-9------------5-5-9------------|
("Yes we're goin' to a Party, Party...")
E
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 2x
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
("I would like you to dance...")
C E F F# G F E D
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-8-8-7-7-------|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-8-8-7-7-------|
E|8-8---------------------------10-10-|8-8---------------------------10-10-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/birthday_btab_ver_3.html ]
\______ ______/
2x
C E F F# G Ab A A# B B
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------6-6-7-7-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-------------|--------------------------------|
E|8-8-------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Verse Again...
G|--------------------------------|--------------5-7/9-7-5h7p5-------|
D|------5---7----5----------------|------5---7-----------------7-5---|
A|--7--------------7-5------------|--7-------------------------------|
E|5--------------------7-5-3------|5---------------------------------|
("I would like you to dance...")
C E F F# G F E D
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-8-8-7-7-------|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-8-8-7-7-------|
E|8-8---------------------------10-10-|8-8---------------------------10-10-|
\______ ______/
2x
C E F F# G Ab A A# B B
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------6-6-7-7-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
A|----7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10-------------|--------------------------------|
E|8-8-------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Verse again....
instead of the last A-part:
A
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|------7-9/10-9---------7-9/10-9---|------7-9/10-9-7------------------|
E|5-5-9------------5--5-9----------5|--5-9------------5----------------|
you may slide up to E|9| let ring...
be fast and enjoy