Bridge Over Troubled Water cover

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Favorite

Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)folk rockTop 5%4:41SpotifyYouTubeApple Music
Key: D# majorestTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

Choose a version

Compare every playable arrangement, then open the exact version that has the parts you need.

95%6 tracks · 2,551 notes · D# major · 83 BPM· 4:41Recommended
Practice Play
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Interlude
Verse 3
Chorus
Outro
Lead Vocals
Piano 1
Piano 2
Piano 3
Piano 4
Guitar
95%6 tracks · 2,567 notes · D# major · 90 BPM· 4:21
Practice Play
Voice
Piano 1-a
Piano 1-b
Piano 2
Piano 2-b
Guitar
70%1 tracks · 711 notes · D# major · 95 BPM· 2:49partialAcoustic
Practice Play
Guitar

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —6 tracks · 4:41

About this song

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel is in D# major (estimated), 4/4 time. This 6-track arrangement runs 4:41 (Acoustic grand piano, Bright acoustic piano, Acoustic guitar (nylon), and Lead 6 (voice)), with an intro, alternating verses and choruses, a bridge, an interlude, and an outro. 3 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarIntermediate
2.56 notes/sec
PianoIntermediate
3.01 notes/sec
VocalsBeginner
0.73 notes/sec

Song structure

The shape of the recording — tap a section to jump the player there.

0:001:002:003:004:41
Intro0:00Verse 10:23Chorus1:07Interlude1:27Verse 21:44Chorus2:27Bridge2:48Interlude3:02Verse 33:20Chorus4:03Outro4:23

Vocal range

The span of the lead vocal line — see at a glance whether it sits in your range.

C4C5C6D♯4G♯5

D♯4 – G♯5 · 17 semitones (~1.4 octaves)

About the key of D# major

D# major is the 20th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are D♯, G♯, and A♯.

Browse all songs in D# major Build a chord progression in this key

More from Simon & Garfunkel

  • Sound of Silence

    7 versions · F# major · 102 BPM

  • The Sounds of Silence

    Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. · 2 versions · F# major · 95 BPM

  • The Boxer

    Bridge Over Troubled Water · 2 versions · D# minor · 185 BPM

  • Mrs. Robinson

    Bookends · 6 versions · F# minor · 180 BPM

  • Scarborough Fair / Canticle

    Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme · 2 versions · A minor · 124 BPM

  • April Come She Will

    Sounds of Silence · 2 versions · G# major · 180 BPM

View all songs by Simon & Garfunkel

Similar songs

More folk rock songs with a related key or comparable tempo.

Featured in

Bridge Over Troubled Water appears on the soundtrack of The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack.