Key: G*
Form: Waltz
ABC:
G major version:
X: 1 T: Skye Boat Song M: 3/4 L: 1/4 K: G |: "G(D7)"D>ED | "G"G3 | "Am"A>BA | "D7"d3 \ | "G"B>AB |\ [1 "C"E2E | "G"D3- | "D7"D3 :|\ [2 "C"E2"D7"F | "G"G3- | "fine"G3 || |: "Em"B>GB | B3 | "Am"A>EA | A3 \ | "Em"G>EG | G>AG | "C"E3- | "da Capo"E3 :|
D major version:*
P:A "D"[A3D6F6]BA2 | "Bm"[d6A6F6] | "G6"[e3A6B6]f"Em"e2 | "Asus"[a6e6A6] | "Bm"[f3F6B6]ef2 | "G"[B4D6G6]-BB | "Dsus"[A6G6D6]- | "D"[A6F6D6] | "D"[A3D6F6]BA2 | "Bm"[d6A6F6] | "G6"[e3A6B6]f"Em"e2 | "Asus"[a6e6A6] | "Bm"[f3F6B6]ef2 | "G"[B4D6G6]-BB | "Asus"[A6E6D6]- | "A7"[A6E6C6] || P:B "Bm"[f2B6F6]d2f2 | [f6B6] | "Em"[e2B6E6]B2e2 | [e6B6] | "Bm"[d2B6F6]B2d2 | "G"[d4B6G6]d2 | "Bm"[B6F6]- | [B6F6] | "Bm"[f2B6F6]d2f2 | [f6B6] | "Em"[e2B6E6]B2e2 | [e6B6] | "Bm"[d2B6F6]B2d2 | "G"[d4B6G6]d2 | "Bm"[B6F6]- | "A"[B6A6E6] | P:C "D"[A3D6F6]BA2 | "Bm"[d6A6F6] | "G6"[e3A6B6]f"Em"e2 | "Asus"[a6e6A6] | "Bm"[f3F6B6]ef2 | "G"[B4D6G6]-BB | "Dsus"[A6G6D6]- | "D"[A6F6D6] | "D"[A3D6F6]BA2 | "Bm"[d6A6F6] | "G6"[e3A6B6]f"Em"e2 | "Asus"[a6e6A6]| "Bm"[B6F6f6]- | [B2F2f2][e2E2][f2F2] | "G"[B6G6D6]- | [B4G4D4][B2B,2] | "D"[A6E6D6A,6]- | [A6F6D6A,6] |]
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Region: Scotland
*Notes: We are mostly familiar with the G major version, but Jean Rhéaume offers the ABC above in D major.”to suit the accordion and piano”, noting that the parts are played ABABC.