# Bridge over Troubled Water – Susan Boyle: piano chords

Bridge over Troubled Water by Susan Boyle uses 12 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G C G C
- Verse 1: G C G C G Am G C G C G D Am D G C A7 D G C A G Em Am7 D7 G C
- Verse 2: G C G C C7 G Am G C G C G D Am D G C A7 D G C A G Em C Bm Em
- Bridge 1: G C A G Em C C7 Em D A7
- Interlude 1: G D C Em C Cm G C
- Verse 3: G C G C G Am G C G C G D Am D7 D G C A D G C A G Em Am C Em G C A G Em Am C Em A7 G
- Bridge 2: D
- Outro 1: G C Cm G

## Questions

### Which chords does Bridge over Troubled Water by Susan Boyle use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Bridge over Troubled Water by Susan Boyle in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Bridge over Troubled Water to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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