The Skye Boat Song

Sir Harold Boulton (1859–1935) · C major · 6/4 · 72 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional

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The Skye Boat Song sits in Folk & traditional, written in C major. It uses 4 chords across 16 bars, at about 72 BPM.

Chords in this song

CGAmF

C

G

Am

F

Chord chart

Chord chart
ChorusCGAmC
2·GAmC
VerseAmGF·
4AmGFC

How to sing it

Six beats a bar, sixteen bars: the boat chorus, then the wind verse. Open on C and rest on C. Keep time at 72.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G · Am · C · G · Am · C · Am · G · F · Am · G · F · C
Db majorDb · Ab · Bbm · Db · Ab · Bbm · Db · Bbm · Ab · Gb · Bbm · Ab · Gb · Db
D majorD · A · Bm · D · A · Bm · D · Bm · A · G · Bm · A · G · D
Eb majorEb · Bb · Cm · Eb · Bb · Cm · Eb · Cm · Bb · Ab · Cm · Bb · Ab · Eb
E majorE · B · C#m · E · B · C#m · E · C#m · B · A · C#m · B · A · E
F majorF · C · Dm · F · C · Dm · F · Dm · C · Bb · Dm · C · Bb · F
F# majorF# · C# · D#m · F# · C# · D#m · F# · D#m · C# · B · D#m · C# · B · F#
G majorG · D · Em · G · D · Em · G · Em · D · C · Em · D · C · G
Ab majorAb · Eb · Fm · Ab · Eb · Fm · Ab · Fm · Eb · Db · Fm · Eb · Db · Ab
A majorA · E · F#m · A · E · F#m · A · F#m · E · D · F#m · E · D · A
Bb majorBb · F · Gm · Bb · F · Gm · Bb · Gm · F · Eb · Gm · F · Eb · Bb
B majorB · F# · G#m · B · F# · G#m · B · G#m · F# · E · G#m · F# · E · B

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Why this song is free to play

The composer died in 1935. First published in 1884. Life-plus-70 and the US 95-year publication term (cutoff 1930) have both ended. The 1884 publication and the 1935 death year were checked against standard references.

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