Skye Boat Song

by Traditional · posted by Dave_in_desert

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  4    -4 4   -5   5  -5  6   -6  6   7
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing
 -6 6   -6  -4 -4   4
Onward the sailors cry.
4 -4   4   -5   5      6  -6  6   7
Carry the lad that's born to be king
-6 6  -6  -4  5  -5
Over the sea to Skye

 -6   -5  -6   -6
Loud the wind howls
  6   5    -5    6
loud the waves roar
  -5 -4 5     -5   5  -4
Thunderclaps rend the air
 -6   -5  -6   -6
Baffled our foes
  6   5   -5   6
stand by the shore
-5 -4   5    -5   5   -4     4
Follow they will not dare

  4    -4 4   -5   5  -5  6   -6  6   7
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing
 -6 6   -6  -4 -4   4
Onward the sailors cry.
4 -4   4   -5   5      6  -6  6   7
Carry the lad that's born to be king
-6 6  -6  -4  5  -5
Over the sea to Skye

-6 -5   -6  -6   6    5   -5   6
Many's the lad fought on that day
 -5   -4   5 -5    5   -4
Well the claymore did wield
 -6   -5  -6    -6
When the night came
 6 5 -5   6
silently lain
 -5  -4  5 -5 5   -4     4
Dead on Colloden field

  4    -4 4   -5   5  -5  6   -6  6   7
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing
 -6 6   -6  -4 -4   4
Onward the sailors cry.
4 -4   4   -5   5      6  -6  6   7
Carry the lad that's born to be king
-6 6  -6  -4  5  -5
Over the sea to Skye

  -6   -5   -6    -6
Though the waves heave
  6   5   -5   6
soft will ye sleep
-5 -4   5 -5 5  -4
Ocean's a royal bed
 -6    -5  -6  -6
Rocked in the deep
 6 5   -5   6
Flora will keep
 -5   -4  5   -5 5   -4     4
Watch by your weary head

  4    -4 4   -5   5  -5  6   -6  6   7
Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing
 -6 6   -6  -4 -4   4
Onward the sailors cry.
4 -4   4   -5   5      6  -6  6   7
Carry the lad that's born to be king
-6 6  -6  -4  5  -5
Over the sea to Skye

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