Can you play “Happy Birthday” without following a song sheet or score? It can be as easy and as few as three chords to accompany yourself singing. This one hour workshop will show you how to memorize and make it interesting and personal.
In the thematic song sessions of 3 Chord Thursday, I’d like to lead everyone to wish someone a birthday without having to share the song sheet on the screen. It’s a three chord song that’s easy to remember.
In this workshop, I will show you how to
- memorize the chord progression (the formula)
- identify and transpose it to a key you can sing it in
- introduce and lead the song
- end the song
- personalize the song to make it special, such as modulate it, change the meter (waltz, 4/4 time, etc), add riffs and embellishments
- explore different ways to accompany the song
- improvise and make it interesting and fun
This one-hour workshop in Zoom is scheduled for Thursday 4/4/2024 at 4:30 PM EDT to coincide with the 4th Anniversary of 3 Chord Thursday. Please register for the Zoom link.
- Free to 3 Chord Thursday Seasonal and Annual Pass Holders
- US $15 for everyone else (including 3 Chord Thursday Day Pass Holders)
Can you sing it in another language? Italian? Chinese? Spanish?
Can you figure out the extra chords that makes this birthday song special below?
This one-hour workshop was offered on Thursday 4/4/24 at 4:30 PM EDT after 4th Anniversary of 3 Chord Thursday in Zoom.
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