Song: Birthday
Artist: Beatles, The
Album: White Album, The (Disc 2); track 01
Tabbed By: Tsunoyukami
Tuning: Standard
I'm quite positive this tab is 100% correct. I asked a teacher at my school (who is in a
cover band) how he plays the bridge, so I'm quite sure that is how Paul plays it too.
Intro
A A A A
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
D D A A
G|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
E E A A
G|--------7-6-----|--------7-6-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----6-9-------9-|----6-9-------9-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|7-7-------------|7-7-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
Verse
A A A A
You say it's ... It's my birth...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
D D A A
They say it's... We're gonna have...
G|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
E E A A
I'm glad it's... Happy Birthday...
G|--------7-6-----|--------7-6-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----6-9-------9-|----6-9-------9-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|7-7-------------|7-7-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
Break
G|----------------| repeat this rest several times as
D|----------------| you hear one through eight counted
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
E
G|----------------| repeat this bar while
D|----------------| 'Yes we're goin to a party
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| party' is sung
E|----------------|
C E F F# G F E D
G|----------------|------------------| play this through
D|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|5-5-3-3-2-2-------| 'I would like you to dance (Birthday)
A|3-3-------------|------------5-5---| Take a cha-cha-cha chance (Birthday)
E|----------------|------------------| (x3)
then
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-|9---9---9-------|
A|3-3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------777777|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/beatles/birthday_btab_ver_4.html ]
Verse 2 (no lyrics)
A A A A
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
D D A A
G|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
E E A A
G|--------7-6-----|--------7-6-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----6-9-------9-|----6-9-------9-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|7-7-------------|7-7-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
Bridge
G|------------------------------------5-7/97-(7)-5--------|
D|7---5-7---5---------------7---5-7-----------------7-5---|
A|--7---------7-5-3-0---------7---------------------------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------------------|
I couldn't tab the timing out, so you have to listen to the song. Also, the 7 in the
is an optional note, and you can bend instead of sliding if you want.
Then it repeats this:
C E F F# G F E D
G|----------------|------------------| play this through
D|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|5-5-3-3-2-2-------| 'I would like you to dance (Birthday)
A|3-3-------------|------------5-5---| Take a cha-cha-cha chance (Birthday)
E|----------------|------------------| (x3)
then
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----2-2-3-3-4-4-|5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-|9---9---9-------|
A|3-3-------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------777777|
Verse 3
A A A A
You say it's ... It's my birth...
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
D D A A
They say it's... We're gonna have...
G|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
E E A A
I'm glad it's... Happy Birthday...
G|--------7-6-----|--------7-6-----|----------------|----------------|
D|----6-9-------9-|----6-9-------9-|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|
A|7-7-------------|7-7-------------|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|
E|----------------|----------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|
Outro
A A A A
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|--------5-4-----|----------------|
A|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----4-7-------7-|----------------|
E|5--5------------|5--5------------|5--5------------|5---------------|
let ring
I'm pretty sure about all that, except for the # of times you play the last bit of the
I think this is a bit long...
