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The Three Sea Captains

Also known as: Three Captains (Jig)

JigsKey: GEngland6/8

Sheet music and tabs for The Three Sea Captains

Sheet Music for "The Three Sea Captains"The Three Sea CaptainsThree Captains (Jig)JigTrad. (England)= 110GDGCDGEmAmDGDGCDGEmAmDGGAmDGAmDGDADCGAmDGDGCDGEmAmDGTranscription: Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook 2026 (see pghardy.net). Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA licenced.
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About this tune

The Three Sea Captains is a one-part jig in G major, written in 6/8 time. The tune contains about 16 bars and spans from C3 to B4. The source notes it as England.

ABC notation for The Three Sea Captains

D | "G"G2G BGB | "D"c2A F2A | "G"G2G BGB | d2B G2B |
"C"cec "D"A2c | "G"BdB "Em"G2B | "Am"A2B c2B | "D"AcG FED |
"G"G2G BGB | "D"c2A F2A | "G"G2G BGB | d2B G2B |
"C"cec "D"A2A | "G"BdB "Em"G2B | "Am"EcB "D"AGF | "G"G3 G2 :|
|: d | "G"g2g dcB | "Am"ABc "D"def | "G"g2g dBd | "Am"ecA "D"A2A |
"G"g2g bge | "D"f2g afd | "A"egf ed^c | "D"d3 d2B |
"C"c2d ecA | "G"B2c dBG | "Am"A2B c2B | "D"ABG FED |
"G"G2G BGB | "D"c2A F2A | "G"G2G BGB | d2B G2B |
"C"cec "D"A2c | "G"BdB "Em"G2B | "Am"AcB "D"AGF | "G"G3G2 :|

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

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