The Skye Boat Song

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on October 14th 2004 by dveith.

This tune has been added to 167 tunebooks.

Also known as Over The Sea To Skye, Skye Boat Song.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• After The Morning by Mark Nelson
• Bach To Ireland by Vivian Minden And Julia Shaw
• Celtic Enchantment by Greg Joy
• Celtic Moon: The Magical Sound Of The Celtic Whistle by Phil Brown And Ken Nicol
• En Passant by Queen's Gambit
• From The Floor Up by Wild Asparagus
• No Doubt by Six Mile Bridge
• Over The Sea To Skye: The Celtic Connection by James Galway And The Chieftains
• Rendezvous by Celtic Fiddle Festival
• Souvenir Of Scotland by Hamish MacGregor And The Blue Bonnets

X: 1
T: Skye Boat Song, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
"G"D>E D "G"G2 G|"D"A>B A "D"d3 |"G"B>A B "C"E2 E |"D"D3 "D"D3|
"G"D>E D "G"G2 G|"D"A>B A "D"d3 |"G"B>A B "C"E2 E |E>D E "G"G3|
"G" G3 "Em"B>G B|B3 "Am"A>E A| A3 "Em"G>E F|"C"G2 F "Am"E3 |
"Em"E3 "Em"B>G B|B3 "Am"A>E A| A3 "Em"G>E F|"C"G2 F "Em"E3 |
"D"D3 "G"D>E D|"G"G2 G "D"A>B A |"D"d3 "G"B>A B|"C"E2 E "D"D3 |
"D"D3 "G"D>E D|"G"G2 G "D"A>B A |"D"d3 "G"B>A B|"C"E2 E E>D E |"G" G3 "G" G3|

Default Note Length

The system defaulted to an 1/8 note as the default note length. It should be 1/4.

# Posted on October 14th 2004 by dveith

Note length

All you have to do is use half as many bars.

# Posted on October 14th 2004 by Jeremy

Recording

This tune is also recorded on the CD Rendevouz by Celtic Fiddle Festival

# Posted on October 14th 2004 by adam b

"Over the Sea to Skye" / "The Skye Boat Song" - an attempt to clean up this transcription

X: 1
T: Skye Boat Song, The
T: Over the Sea to Skye
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
"G" D3 E D2 | "G" G4 G2 | "D" A3 B A2 | "D" d6 |
"G" B3 A B2 |[1 "C" E4 E2 | "D" D6 | "D" D6 :|[2 "C" E4 F2 | "G" G6 | "G" G6 ||
"Em" B3 G B2 | B6 | "Am" A3 E A2 | A6 | "Em" G3 E F2 | "C" G4 F2 | "Am" E6 | "Em" E6 |
"Em" B3 G B2 | B6 | "Am" A3 E A2 | A6 | "Em" G3 E F2 | "C" G4 F2 | "Em" E6 | "D" D6 |
"G" D3 E D2 | "G" G4 G2 | "D" A3 B A2 | "D" d6 | "G" B3 A B2 | "C" E4 E2 | "D" D6 | "D" D6 |
"G" D3 E D2 | "G" G4 G2 | "D" A3 B A2 | "D" d6 | "G" B3 A B2 | "C" E4 F2 | "G" G6 | "G" G6 |]

# Posted on May 18th 2011 by ceolachan

|: "G" D3 E D2 | "G" G4 G2 | "D" A3 B A2 | "D" d6 |
"G" B3 A B2 |[1 "C" E4 E2 | "D" D6 | "D" D6 :|[2 "C" E4 F2 | "G" G6 | "G" G6 || ~

# Posted on May 18th 2011 by ceolachan

"Over the Sea to Skye" / "The Skye Boat Song"

X: 2
T: Skye Boat Song, The
T: Over the Sea to Skye
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
|: D3 E D2 | G4 G2 | A3 B A2 | d6 | B3 ^A B2 |[1 E4 E2 | D6 | D6 :|[2 E4 F2 | G6 | G6 ||
B3 G B2 | B6 | A3 E A2 | A6 | G3 E F2 | G3 F G2 | E6 | E6 |
B3 G B2 | B3 A G2 | A3 E A2 | A4 F2 | G3 E F2 | G3 A G2 | E6 | G4 E2 |
D3 E D2 | G3 F G2 | A3 B A2 | d4 c2 | B3 ^A B2 | E4 E2 | D6 | D6 |
D2 E2 D2 | G4 G2 | A2 B2 A2 | d6 | B2 ^A2 B2 | E4 F2 | G6 | G6 |]

# Posted on May 18th 2011 by ceolachan

Courtesy of Nigel Gatherer - another transcription

http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/whistle/whi1/skyeb.html

http://www.nigelgatherer.com/mando/tut2/tut4.html

X: 3
T: Skye Boat Song, The
T: Over the Sea to Skye
Z: Nigel Gatherer
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
|: D3 E D2 | G4 G2 | A3 B A2 | d6 | B3 A B2 | E4 E2 | D6 | D6 :|
B3 G B2 | B6 | A3 E A2 | A6 | G3 E G2 | G4 G2 | E6 | E6 |
B3 G B2 | B6 | A3 E A2 | A6 | G3 E G2 | G4 G2 | E6 | D6 |
D3 E D2 | G4 G2 | A3 B A2 | d6 | B3 A B2 | E4 E2 | D6 | D6 |]

# Posted on May 18th 2011 by ceolachan