[Easy] Play it snappily on the piano! Happy Birthday song
Wouldn’t it be cool to casually play a birthday song on the piano right when the party hits its peak—like at a beloved family member’s or friend’s birthday? Have you ever thought that? In fact, many piano learners say things like, “I want to play Happy Birthday for my daughter,” or “I want to perform at my friend’s birthday party!” So this time, we’re introducing some recommended birthday songs that you can learn to play easily with just a little practice.
We’ve picked a wide range—from classic standards to cool J-pop tracks—so try choosing while picturing the person you’re celebrating and thinking, “Which song would make them happiest?”
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Birthday Songs as Gifts on the Piano (1–10)
HAPPY BIRTHDAYback number
Based on a popular manga, the TV drama Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi aired on TBS in 2019.
Its theme song, back number’s “HAPPY BIRTHDAY,” is a hit with over 40 million views on YouTube.
It’s a quintessential back number classic, featuring an emotional sound and bittersweet lyrics that cleverly weave in unrequited love with a birthday motif—no wonder many people want to play it on piano.
While expressing pop music on the piano can be challenging, beginners should be able to handle playing the single-note melody with the right hand and just the bass line with the left.
As for the frequent use of black keys, get used to it through repeated practice.
Pour your emotions into it and try to convey the song’s world with feeling more than technique.
Perfect Days: A Special DayMatsu Takako / Kanda Sayaka
When you think of Frozen, “Let It Go” comes to mind first, but “Making Today a Perfect Day” is an insert song from the 2015 short animated film Frozen Fever.
With its bouncy beat, poppy melody, and festive birthday vibe, it’s a real gem.
If you try to capture the feel of the piece on piano, it calls for an intermediate or higher level of technique, but just playing the melody should be manageable even for beginners.
Since the song carries a shuffle rhythm and a melody line with jazz elements, aim for a performance that’s as lively and rhythmic as possible!
White lilies on my birthdayFukuyama Masaharu
Masaharu Fukuyama, a popular singer who is also highly acclaimed as an actor, released his memorable 30th single, “On Your Birthday, Pure White Lilies.” Its lyrics, which he wrote about his own parents, make it a moving masterpiece.
The beautiful falsetto-driven chorus melody is so emotional it can bring you to tears just by listening.
Since it’s a slow ballad, a simple piano arrangement should be more than enough to convey it.
Rather than playing it mechanically, use dynamics skillfully to draw out the song’s emotional core.
By all means, try playing this piece on the piano for your father or mother.
Happy BirthdayEXILE
“Happy Birthday,” included on EXILE’s fourth album “ASIA,” released in 2006 by the hugely popular group that dominated the J-POP scene from the 2000s onward, is a hidden gem of a birthday song that expresses simple feelings for a loved one.
With its Black contemporary-inspired sound, gentle vocals, and lyrics—and given that the original track is primarily accompanied by piano—it’s well-suited to being performed on piano alone.
There are quite a few accidentals, which may puzzle beginners, but the tempo is relaxed, so with repeated practice you should get used to it quickly.
By all means, try playing it while thinking of your special partner.
BirthdayMr.Children
Since their major debut in 1992, Mr.Children have achieved record-breaking success in Japanese music history and continue to run at the forefront even now in the 2020s.
Their 38th single, “Birthday,” released in 2020, was written as the theme song for the film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur—a franchise that Kazutoshi Sakurai says he loved reading in his grade-school years.
Rather than celebrating a birthday itself, the lyrics gently speak in Sakurai’s signature words to celebrate each individual life and affirm living true to oneself—truly wonderful, isn’t it? For those who want to play this masterpiece on piano, especially beginners, start by practicing the melody with just your right hand.
It can be tricky to express Sakurai’s slightly syllable-heavy, narrative phrasing on the piano, but if you practice slowly and get used to it, it shouldn’t be too difficult.
It’s also important to play the verses and the chorus with distinct expressions in mind!