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The Skye Boat Song

Also known as: Over the Sea to Skye

AirsKey: GScotland3/4

Sheet music and tabs for The Skye Boat Song

Sheet Music for "The Skye Boat Song"The Skye Boat SongOver the Sea to SkyeAirTrad. (Scotland)= 120GEmAmD7GCGD7FINEEmAmEmCDD.C.12Transcription: Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook 2026 (see pghardy.net). Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA licenced.
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About this tune

The Skye Boat Song is a one-part air in G major, written in 3/4 time. The tune contains about 10 bars and spans from C3 to F4. The source notes it as Scotland.

ABC notation for The Skye Boat Song

"G"D>ED | "Em"G2G | "Am"A>BA | "D7"d3 |
"G"B>AB | "C"E2E | "G"D3- | "D7"D3+fine+y :|
|: "Em"B>GB | B3 | "Am"A>EA | A3 |
"Em"G>EG | G2G |1 E3 | E2 B :|
2 "C"E3 | "D"D2 !D.C.!D ||

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

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