Skye Boat Song, aka Over the Sea to Skye


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.