Chords of: Bridge Over Troubled Water by: Simon, Garfunkel. (Eb, Ab, Ab/Eb, Bb) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon, Garfunkel is in Eb Major and runs at about 163 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 176 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Ab/Eb, Bb.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Eb → Ab/Eb → Eb → Ab → Eb → Ab/Eb → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:11 | 25% |
| Ab | 0:57 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 8% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:21 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:07 | 2% |
Ebmaj7 – Bb/D – Ab – Bb/Ab – Adim – Eb6 – Bbm6 – C7 – Ab – Abm6 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Eb7 – Ab – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – Dm – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb/D – Eb – Gm – Eb7 – Fm7 – Gm7b5 – Ab – F7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb/Ab – D7 – Eb/Bb – C7 – …
