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Drunken Sailor

Also known as: What Shall We Do

MarchesKey: EmEngland4/4

Sheet music and tabs for Drunken Sailor

Sheet Music for "Drunken Sailor"Drunken SailorWhat Shall We DoMarchTrad. (England)= 160EmDEmDEmEmDEmDEmTranscription: Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook 2026 (see pghardy.net). Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA licenced.
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About this tune

Drunken Sailor is a one-part march in E minor, written in 4/4 time. The tune contains about 0 bars and spans from D3 to E4. The source notes it as England.

ABC notation for Drunken Sailor

"Em"B2BB B2BB | B2E2G2B2 | "D"A2AA A2AA | A2D2F2A2 |
"Em"B2BB B2BB | B2^c2d2e2 | "D"d2B2 A2F2 | "Em"E4 E2 z2 ||
"Em"B4 B3B | B2E2G2B2 | "D"A4 A3A | A2D2F2A2 |
"Em"B4 B3B | B2^c2d2e2 | "D"d2B2 A2F2 | "Em"E4 E2 z2 |]

Sheet music source:Paul Hardy's Session Tunebookbrowse the collection

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