Water Under the Bridge Piano Notes (Adele)




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 Notes (Adele)

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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


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