Piano Notes for Water Under the Bridge
Key Information for Water Under the Bridge
Key Signature: Three flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
Scale: Eb Major Scale (three black keys)
Eb Major Scale Notes: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D
Tempo: 95 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Same Notes, but on Different Scales
The relative minor of Eb major is C minor (same notes, different order).
C minor Scale Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb
The enharmonic equivalent of Eb major is D# major (same notes, written or notated differently).
D# major Scale Notes: D#, E# (F), F## (G), G#, A#, B# (C), C## (D), D#
Water Under the Bridge Piano Tutorial
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Water Under the Bridge Piano Notes
Verse 1
(C Eb) Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~~
If you’re not the one for me
(Bb) Bb~ Bb~ F F F F (F Eb) F F~ Eb D~~ C~~
Then how come I can bring you to your knees?
(C Eb) Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
If you’re not the one for me
Bb Bb Bb Bb~ G F F F G F F~~
Why do I hate the idea of being free?
G~ (C Eb) Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
And if I’m not the one for you
Bb (Bb G) Bb Bb~ G F F (G F) F F~~ G~~
You’ve gotta stop holdin’ me the way you do
Eb Eb C Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
Oh, honey, if I’m not the one for you
Bb Bb Bb Bb~ G F F G F F~ (Eb) D~ Eb~~
Why have we been through what we have been through?
Pre-Chorus
C Eb~ Eb G F Eb Eb~ Eb C C~ C~
It’s so cold out here (Here, here, here)
C Eb~ Eb Eb G F Eb Eb~ D C C~ C~
In your wilderness (Eh, eh, eh)
C D Eb~ Eb G F Eb Eb Eb Eb~ C~
I want you to be my keeper (Eh, eh, eh)
(C *Bb C) *Bb~~ C Eb G F Eb Eb~ G F~~ G~~
But not if you are so reckless
Chorus
(Eb Eb Eb D) Eb (G) G~~
If you’re gonna let me down,
Eb (Eb) G G F
let me down gently
Eb (G) G~ Eb (Eb) G G F
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Eb G F F F F F (Eb D) Eb~ (F) G~~
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
(Eb Eb Eb D) Eb (G) G~~
If you’re gonna let me down,
Eb (Eb) G G F
let me down gently
Eb (G) G~ Eb (Eb) G G F
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Eb G F F F F F (Eb D) Eb~ (F) G~~
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
Post-Chorus
*Bb C Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
Woah Woah
G G G G G F F F F (Eb D) Eb~~~
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridge
Verse 2
C Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
What are you waiting for?
Bb Bb Bb Bb~ F F F G F F~ (Eb) D~ Eb~~ G~~
You never seem to make it through the door
Eb Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
And who are you hiding from?
Bb Bb Bb Bb~ F (F G) F F G F F~~ (G~~
It ain’t no life to live like you’re on the run
(C) Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
Have I ever asked for much?
Bb Bb Bb Bb~ F F F F G F~ (Eb) D~ Eb~~ G
The only thing that I want is your love
Chorus
(Eb Eb Eb D) Eb (G) G~~
If you’re gonna let me down,
Eb (Eb) G G F
let me down gently
Eb (G) G~ Eb (Eb) G G F
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Eb G F F F F F (Eb D) Eb~ (F) G~~
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
(Eb Eb Eb D) Eb (G) G~~
If you’re gonna let me down,
Eb (Eb) G G F
let me down gently
Eb (G) G~ Eb (Eb) G G F
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Eb G F F F F F (Eb D) Eb~ (F) G~~
Our love ain’t water under the bridge
Post-Chorus
*Bb C Eb~ C *Bb Eb~ F G~~~
Woah Woah
G G G G G F F F F (Eb D) Eb~~~
Say that our love ain’t water under the bridge