London Bridge is Falling Down - guitar tab, notes, chords and lyrics
“London Bridge is Falling Down”, or simply “London Bridge”, is well-known nursery rhyme. According to an old illustration, the song includes six verses, but in many modern versions only one verse is presented. The lyrics presented below is one of many variations that have emerged since the song was originally published.
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London Bridge is Falling Down (only melody)
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Tips on how to learn this song
“London Bridge is Falling Down” includes only eight notes and it's easy to spot some repeating patterns. In the guitar version above of the melody, only three strings are involved, which makes the memorization easier. The challenge is to play the piece in its fast tempo.
Lyrics and chords
London Bridge is Falling Down chords in the key of C
(C)London Bridge is falling down,
(G)Falling down, (C)falling down,
(C)London Bridge is falling down,
(G)My fair (C)lady.
London Bridge is Falling Down chords in the key of D
(D)London Bridge is falling down,
(A)Falling down, (D)falling down,
(D)London Bridge is falling down,
(A)My fair (D)lady.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
"London Bridge is Falling Dow" belongs obviously in the category simple songs, which is proved from the fact that it only involves two chords.
Information about "London Bridge is Falling Down" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of London Bridge is Falling Down is played in the key of D.
Time signature
The song is played in 2/4 tempo (counted one, two, one, two for each measure).
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 100 for the presented version.