London Bridge Is Falling Down guitar tab
A dotted rhythm on “London” and a tune that stays between C and A on the top two strings.
- Level
- Beginner melody
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 108
- Tuning
- Standard, EADGBE
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Traditional · arranged by guitarnotation
How to play it
- Bars 1 and 5 begin with a dotted quarter and an eighth: hold the G for a beat and a half, then play the A at the fifth fret quickly before the next G.
- Bar 3 is D E F, all on the second string, then the F held: third fret, open, first fret of the first string.
- The last two bars are long notes, D then G, E then C: half notes, two beats each.
About the song
The rhyme goes back to the 1700s at least, and the tune we sing to it was printed in 1879.
The melody is in the public domain. This arrangement is ours, and you're welcome to download, print and play it for your own practice.
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