Happy Birthday easy piano tutorial

The melody comes from “Good Morning to All” (1893) by Mildred and Patty Hill. Learn it once and you can play it at every birthday party.

Level

Easy

Style

Holiday and party songs

Key

C major

Time

3/4

Length

9 bars

Fingering

On every note

This is lesson 22 of the free Pianolus course (New places on the keyboard). Tip: The song starts before the first full beat. Your hand jumps up for the high notes.

How to learn Happy Birthday on piano

1. Connect your digital piano to your computer, phone or tablet with a USB cable and tap Connect piano. No piano? Use the on-screen keys.
2. Open the song and press Listen to hear it while the notes fall onto the keyboard.
3. Tap Lesson. The song is split into 3 short sections of four bars: each one with the right hand, then the left hand, then both hands slowly.
4. Keep Wait for me on: the music waits until you press the right keys. Finger numbers show which finger to use.
5. Play the whole song slowly, then at full speed. Reach 90% to pass each step.

▶ Start practising

This arrangement was made for Pianolus from music in the public domain and is free to play.