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The Skye Boat Song
Scottish air · 6/8 · G major · Suggested tempo: 3/8 = 82 BPM
A compact melody version for concertina and accordion, 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.
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Source: The Skye Boat Song; James Kerr, Collection of Merry Melodies, vol. 3, no. 410, p. 45 (1880s). IMSLP Kerr collection
Source and playback
The nineteenth-century melody is public domain. This is a shortened lower-register adaptation; lyrics are omitted and accompaniment is new.