Bass: Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass Chord Progression & Tab
This is the Bass chord progression & Tab of Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel on Bass Guitar.
G|15—————————-15——————————–|
D|—-13————————–13——————————|
A|————————————————————1-/-|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————-|
A|6——————————-6——————————-|
E|—————————————————————-|
3:21
G|—————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————8—|
A|6——————————-6—6———————6—–|
E|——————————6———————————|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—————————-5—6———–6——————-|
A|6—————6—————————–6-4——-3——-|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————-|
A|6—————6—6———–8——————-8———–|
E|————–6————-6——————-8—————|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————-|
A|6———–6———–3——-6———–6———–3——-|
E|————–6-4—6——-4—————–6-4—6——-4—|
G|——————————–|
D|——————————–|
A|6—————5——-3——-|
E|——————————–|
3:47
G|——————————–8-/-15——————13/15—|
D|—————————————————————-|
A|—————-5—8——————————————-|
E|6————-6————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|————————————————3——-5——-|
A|6—————5—————4——-6———————–|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|6———–6-5-3—————3/8——————-7-8——-|
A|————————————————6—————|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|6—————6——-7——-8———–8-9-10————–|
A|—————————————————————-|
E|—————————————————————-|
4:10
G|—————————————————————-|
D|6—————9—————10——————–7-8——-|
A|————————————————6—————|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|6—————6——-7——-8—————8/10————|
A|—————————————————————-|
E|—————————————————————-|
G|——————————–|
D|6———–6—5—————|
A|——————————–|
E|——————————–|
G|—————————————————————-|
D|—————————————————————-|
A|3———–2———–1——-8———–7———–6——-|
E|—————————————————————-|
4:30
G|—————————————————————-|
D|8—————————8—6——————————-|
A|—-6—5—3——-5—8———–6—3——-3—5—6—8—|
E|—————-6—————————4——————-|
G|——————————————–|
D|6—8—10——6—————————|
A|————6—————————6—|
E|——————–4———————–|
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How to play Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass: key, chords and progression
Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass by Simon & Garfunkel is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 4 chords: G, D, E and A.
The progression the song keeps returning to is E – G – D – A (II – IV – I – V in D major). In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.
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Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass chords: questions
What key is Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass in?
Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass by Simon & Garfunkel is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).
What chords are in Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass?
Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass uses 4 chords: G, D, E, A.
What is the chord progression of Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass?
The main progression is E – G – D – A (II – IV – I – V).
Is Bridge Over Troubled Water Bass easy to play on guitar?
Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.