Happy Birthday

[Hamhand]

Anyone know where to get a copy of the sheet music for Happy Birthday? Did a search, but I'm not signing up for anything just to play it for my son. (He's 13 today). Boy isn't anything simple anymore? thanks!!!!!!!

[babablowfish]

Believe it or not, that music is copyrighted and royalties must be paid whenever it is played commercially.

[Stackabones]

Believe it or not, that music is copyrighted and royalties must be paid whenever it is played commercially.

 

You can hum the tune--it's in the public domain. But if you sing the words, you're gonna have to pay the man.

 

Unhappy Birthday

[Hamhand]

NOW I'm convinced........this country is going to hell in a handbasket. What kind of crackpot, uh nevermind. Guess I'll just tell him Happy Birthday.

[brahmz118]

So that's why my elementary school classmates were singing this version -- they were attempting to avoid copyright infringement by invoking the fair use doctrine, which protects parody in some cases as a form of free speech and valid social commentary. And then they squirted milk out their noses.

 

 

       C             G             G             C

-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

-----|---------1---|-0-----------|---------3---|-1-----------|

-0-0-|-2---0-------|---------0-0-|-2---0-------|---------0-0-|

-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

-----|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|

-----|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|

 

Happy Birthday to you. You live in the zoo. You

 

C F G C

|-3---0-------|---------1-1-|-0-----------|-------------|

|---------1---|-0-----------|-----1---3---|-1-----------|

|-------------|-----2-------|-------------|-------------|

|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|

|-------------|-1-----------|-3-----------|-------------|

 

look like a monkey, and you smell like one too!

[therichardsgang]

If you're just playing it for your son, then no royalties are needed surely? I usually get away with a basic 3 chord trick in G major.

[Stackabones]

Right on, brahmz!!!

[knockwood]

 

NOW I'm convinced........this country is going to hell in a handbasket.

 

 

The handbasket is leased...