Happy Birthday to You

How to play it on winds

🪈 On the flute, the melody sounds one octave higher than written — the same shapes you already know, with the breath mark (◌) for the upper octave.

Learn it in phrases

1. G4 → G4 → A4 → G4 → C5 → B4 → G4 → G4 → A4 → G4 → D5 → C5
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. G4 → G4 → G5 → E5 → C5 → B4 → A4 → F5 → F5 → E5 → C5 → D5
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·F5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ PF5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
3. C5
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.