Beginner piece
How to play London Bridge Is Falling Down on piano
An English nursery rhyme whose tune has been in piano books for generations. It is short, uses mostly steps, and gives you practice with a repeated pattern.
- Composer
- Traditional
- Level
- Beginner
- Key
- C major
- Time signature
- 2/4 or 4/4, depending on the book
- Hands
- Right hand
What makes it tricky
- Where the tune skips a note (a third). Look for the gap on the staff before you play it.
- The ending, which does not land where you expect. Finish on the note your book writes, not the one you expect.
A three-step practice plan
- Play the first two bars until they sound steady.
- Add the next two, then link the phrases.
- Aim for three clean runs in a row at a calm tempo.