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O the Bonny Fisher Lad
Northumbrian air · 4/4 · B minor · Suggested tempo: 1/4 = 80 BPM
An English ballad melody from the 1882 Northumbrian collection, without lyrics.
The source melody is shown with a simple left-hand bass and chord accompaniment created for this site, for piano or chromatic button accordion.
Transpose Chord symbols are suggested by fisarmonica.org and are not part of the source score.
Source: Bruce & Stokoe (eds.), Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882), pp. 100–101. 1882 historical collection
Source and playback
The historical tune is public domain. Lyrics are omitted; final bars are completed, and chords and bass are new.