Song facts
- Original key
- G major
- Type
- Celebration song
- Music
- Mildred J. Hill (melody of Good Morning to All) (died 1916)
- Original lyrics
- Patty Smith Hill (attributed) (died 1946)
- First published
- 1893
Public-domain songs · Celebration song instrumental
Happy Birthday to You
Play the Happy Birthday to You instrumental in the original key of G major, or from 3 semitones lower to 2 higher. Made by MR Maker from a public-domain score.
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Backing track by key
The original key is G major. If it sits too high or too low for your voice, try the shifted versions and pick the one you can sing comfortably.
3 semitones lower (E major)
2 semitones lower (F major)
Original key (G major)
2 semitones higher (A major)
About this song
The melody first appeared as Good Morning to All, a classroom greeting in Song Stories for the Kindergarten (Chicago, 1893), credited to Louisville educators Mildred J. Hill (d. 1916) and Patty Smith Hill (d. 1946). Birthday words were printed with it by 1912. In 2015 a US federal judge ruled Warner/Chappell's copyright claim invalid, and in 2016 the court declared the song public domain. EU protection ended on 1 January 2017. Wikipedia's score is in G major, 3/4.
Rights
The melody is in the public domain (first published 1893). MR Maker made this accompaniment from a public-domain score. It contains no lyrics, translations or third-party recordings.
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