How do you play London Bridge Is Falling Down on the piano?

London Bridge Is Falling Down piano notes

London Bridge Is Falling Down starts on G: G A G F E F G, then D E F, E F G for "falling down, falling down". The second line ends D G E C, on middle C. Put your thumb on D, and every note but the last C is under your hand.

Play it on the virtual piano

The notes, line by line

Each line shows the letters to play, then each key with its octave: C4 is middle C. The box under a key is the computer key that plays it on the virtual piano.

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
G A G F E F G D E F E F G
G4TA4YG4TF4RE4EF4RG4TD4WE4EF4RE4EF4RG4T
London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady
G A G F E F G D G E C
G4TA4YG4TF4RE4EF4RG4TD4WG4TE4EC4Q

How to play it

Put your right thumb on D, the white key just right of middle C. Your fingers 1 to 5 now rest on D E F G A.
Play G A G F E F G with fingers 4 5 4 3 2 3 4.
For "falling down, falling down", play D E F with fingers 1 2 3, then E F G with fingers 2 3 4.
The second line ends D G E C: fingers 1 4 2, then move your thumb down to middle C for the last note.

Fingers have numbers: 1 is the thumb, 2 the index finger, 3 the middle finger, 4 the ring finger and 5 the little finger. In the virtual piano, press Listen to hear the rhythm first, and pick a slower speed while you learn.

关键信息

层次	简单
Notes in the melody	24
Keys	6: C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4
Black keys	无
Lowest and highest note	C4 – A4
First note	G4
Melody by	Traditional

The notes in do re mi

In fixed do, C is always Do, as in Spanish, French and Italian.

Sol La Sol Fa Mi Fa Sol Re Mi Fa Mi Fa Sol
Sol La Sol Fa Mi Fa Sol Re Sol Mi Do

About the song

London Bridge Is Falling Down is an English nursery rhyme and a singing game. The oldest records of it are from the 1600s, and the words were printed close to their modern form in the middle of the 1700s.

The tune that people sing today was first recorded in the United States in 1879. In the game, two players make an arch with their arms, the others walk under it, and the arch drops at the end of the song to catch one of them.

常见问题

Is London Bridge easy to play on the piano?

Yes. It uses six white keys next to each other and no black keys. The only big jump is from D to G near the end.

What are the notes of "my fair lady"?

D, G, E and C. Play D with your thumb, G with your fourth finger and E with your second finger, then move your thumb down one key for the C.