Beginner · First Melodies

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Traditional English melody

Practise the long-short rhythm at the start of each phrase. A gentle bass keeps the tune moving.

Make a little progress

  1. Listen once and watch where the notes meet the keyboard.
  2. Set playback to half speed. Hear the right hand on its own.
  3. Choose two bars and switch on the loop.
  4. Add the left hand when the phrase feels familiar.

About this arrangement

Traditional melody printed in nineteenth-century collections; our own arrangement. Melody simplified and transposed; newly written sparse bass accompaniment. No lyrics or third-party recording.

The onscreen note guide simplifies notation. This is a short teaching arrangement of the melody with a sparse bass, not a full concert score.