Traditional · sea shanty · D minor · 4/4 · 132 BPM · 10 bars · Sea songs
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor sits in Sea songs, written in D minor. It uses 2 chords across 10 bars, at about 132 BPM.
DmC
Dm
C
| 1 | Dm | · | C | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dm | · | C | · |
| 3 | Dm | · |
Sing What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor in D minor, four beats a bar, 10 bars. Open on Dm and rest on Dm. Keep time at 132.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C minor | Cm · Bb · Cm · Bb · Cm |
| Db minor | C#m · B · C#m · B · C#m |
| D minor · Written in this key | Dm · C · Dm · C · Dm |
| Eb minor | D#m · C# · D#m · C# · D#m |
| E minor | Em · D · Em · D · Em |
| F minor | Fm · Eb · Fm · Eb · Fm |
| F# minor | F#m · E · F#m · E · F#m |
| G minor | Gm · F · Gm · F · Gm |
| Ab minor | G#m · F# · G#m · F# · G#m |
| A minor | Am · G · Am · G · Am |
| Bb minor | Bbm · Ab · Bbm · Ab · Bbm |
| B minor | Bm · A · Bm · A · Bm |
Traditional England song, composer unknown. First written record in 1824. With no identifiable composer and a publication in 1824, the term has expired in Korea, the EU and the US. The 1824 record was checked against standard references.