Skye Boat Song ocarina tab

Traditional (Scottish). Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Easy: 64 notes, C4 to C5, no sharps or flats.

Scottish song (1884) about Bonnie Prince Charlie's escape to Skye; play the chorus again to finish.

Skye Boat Song ocarina notes

Chorus

C D C F F G A G C, A G A D D C C, C D C F F G A G C, A G A D D D C D F

Verse

F A F A A G D G, G F D E F E D, D A F A A G D G, G F D E F E D

Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.

Melody source: thesession.org, setting 3690 (dveith)