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| 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...