Birthday by The Beatles

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Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 12:55:21 EST-10
From: MENDE JOVESKI 
Subject: TAB: Birthday - The Beatles

This was from the Beatles' double album that showed that after Sgt 
Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour and the meditation in India, that 
they could still play rock `n' roll. A lot of the songs on the white album 
were written in India and recorded with only about 2 of the Beatles present.
This song is an example of that with a catchy riff to go with it.

Birthday - The Beatles   
(The Beatles - although we call it the 'White Album'  -  1968)


Arr. Mende Joveski    (lyrics taken from Book: "The Beatles 
illustrated lyrics")

Here it comes....

Intro and verse riff.

3/8 means slide from fret 3 to fret 8

E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------2----3----3/8----7---5----------------------------------
G--2---2------------------------------2------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------2----3----3/8----7---5-------------------------------
G--2---2--------------------------------2--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------5---5/8----7----5-------------------------------
B-------------6------------------------------------------------------
G--7----7-------------------------------7---------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------2----3----3/8----7----5-------------------------
G---2----2-----------------------------------2-------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------


E--------------------7----7/10----9----7---------------------------
B-------------9------------------------------------------------------
G---9---9------------------------------------7----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------2----3----3/8----7----5-----------------------------
G---2----2----------------------------------2-----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------


A
You say it's your birthday
A
It's my birthday too yeah
D
They say it's your birthday
A
We're gonna have a good time
E
I'm glad it's your birthday
A
Happy birthday to you

E
Yes we're going to a party party
E
Yes we're going to a party party
E                 
Yes we're going to a party party
C          G
I would like you to dance
C                            G
(Birthday)  Take a cha - cha -cha  chance
C                             G
(Birthday)  I would like you to dance
C                G
(Birthday)  Dance
E
     instrumental

A
You say it's your birthday
A
It's my birthday too yeah
D
They say it's your birthday
A
We're gonna have a good time
E
I'm glad it's your birthday
A
Happy birthday to you


(Fades out with the riff)


Any comments, suggestions or insults, I await them all.
Mende Joveski,     email:   joveski@bunyip.ph.rmit.edu.au