London Bridge Is Falling Down

Composer unknown · English traditional · C major · 4/4 · 108 BPM · 8 bars · Children’s songs

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London Bridge Is Falling Down sits in Children’s songs, written in C major. It uses 2 chords across 8 bars, at about 108 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7

C

G7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1C·G7C
2··G7C

How to sing it

Eight bars of C and G7. The G7 in bar three is the first falling-down; the second G7, in bar seven, is my fair. End on C and the lady of the last bar sits in place.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · B · F#7 · B

Patterns inside this song

No named pattern sits as a run of chords inside this song.

Why this song is free to play

An English nursery song with versions from the 17th century (the 1600s) onward, composer unknown. Traditional material several centuries old is not protected. Its English origin and 17th-century dating were checked by search.

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