From Guitar Academy Book 1. Visit www.guitaracademy.co.

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Happy Birthday
Kookaburra
= staccato: short and detached

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This lively song is about the Kookaburra, an Australian bird well known for its laughing
call. The song is very effective when played in ensemble as a 2-bar round.
To achieve a staccato effect, quickly damp the string/s
with the finger/s of the right hand, or rapidly release the
pressure of the left-hand finger/s so as to mute the sound.
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Hap py - birth
, ,
,
day
,
- to
,
you,
,
Hap py - birth
, ,
,
day
,
- to
,
you,
,
Hap py -
, ,
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,

,
,
,
,
,
,

_
birth
,
day
,
- dear
,
,
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,
Hap py -
,
birth day
, ,
,
- to
,
you.
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,
,
,
,
,
,
,

Pupil
Teacher
C G C
C7 F Dm C G C
Write in the missing notes yourself
M. Sinclair
(18951988)
P. Hill/M. Hill

Koo
m
ka
i
- bur
m
- ra
i
- sits


in the old


gum

tree,

mer ry - mer ry - king


of the bush
m


is
i

he,
m

Laugh,

Koo ka - bur - ra - laugh,

Koo ka - bur - ra, - gay

your

life

must

be!

Pupil
Teacher
2
nd
fret, F
F

C G C G
G C G C G
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