Learn Happy Birthday on the Aetherwave
Léon Theremin's 1920 instrument, played without touching it. Move through the field — right for pitch, up for volume — or tilt your phone and hear it sing.
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power on to play
← low pitch high → · ↓ soft volume loud ↑Rotate → pitch · tilt → volume · shake → vibrato · tap the field to recenteryou signal on target
Pick a song: the theremin plays it first, then a glowing band shows where to move your hand.
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Songs
Voice
medium
5.5 Hz
22 ¢
voice
34%
Space listen or stop · Esc stop
How to play Happy Birthday on the theremin
Short and useful. The big octave leap on the third "birthday" is the only stretch. Mildred and Patty Hill, "Good Morning to All", 1893.
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- 100 BPM
- Notes
- 25
- Level
- Easy
- Listen. Press Listen above to hear it.
- Follow the band. Press Play along and a band shows where your hand needs to be. Hold the pitch inside it, and the band moves to the next note in time with the song.
- Play it from the notes. Once it feels familiar, play it from the sheet below without the lights.
Pitch slides continuously, so aim for the centre of the band and hold still. Play along scores how long you stay on pitch.
The notes
Written as every note name. A dot (·) is a rest.
- G4Hap-G4pyA4birth-G4dayC5toB4youG4Hap-G4pyA4birth-G4dayD5toC5you
- G4Hap-G4pyG5birth-E5dayC5dearB4friendA4 F5Hap-F5pyE5birth-C5dayD5toC5you