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Daddy Long Les

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Happy Birthday
« on: November 25, 2017, 01:03:54 PM »

Hi,

Following on from a post by Simon Cragg re Happy Birthday and a subsequent kind reply from playandteach, I decided to have a look at this tune and do a blog about it.

https://youtu.be/zWFeOyuoB7A

I came to the conclusion that, for me, it's best played in G on a GC box.

Music attached.  Just so you know, the diamond headed notes are found on the C row.  This is peculiar to my music!

Cheers

Les
« Last Edit: November 26, 2017, 09:34:12 PM by Daddy Long Les »
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Castagnari Lily DG, Dino Baffetti Binci DG, Hohner Erica DG, Hohner Erica GC, Hohner Liliput Bb Eb, Sybilla Brand GCF, Hohner Compadre ADG, Hohner 4 stop in C

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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2017, 05:47:09 PM »

Thank you ! I will attempt to
Leaning this on my GC box so it’s not coming into my silent night 😂
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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2017, 09:42:51 AM »

Video link now added to original post! ;)
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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2017, 11:40:29 AM »

Or you could play in in D on a DG box, which is what I have always done. So same fingering as playing it in G on GC box. You might try We wish you a Merry Xmas next which is equally trickier than you might think.
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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2017, 11:48:16 AM »

Or you could play in in D on a DG box, which is what I have always done. So same fingering as playing it in G on GC box. You might try We wish you a Merry Xmas next which is equally trickier than you might think.

Yes, I suggest playing it in D on a DG during the course of the video but of course this is not a great key for singing - very low (or very high!!!)

You've thrown down the gauntlet with WWYAMC - we'll see what happens!!!

Thanks Martin  (:)
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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2017, 12:38:56 PM »

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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2017, 12:43:30 PM »

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Re: Happy Birthday
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2017, 03:41:55 PM »

WWYAMC

...and so it begins!! :D :D :D

See my version of WWYAMC elsewhere on "Teaching And Learning"
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