Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Here is a tutorial for how to play the melody from the Sea Shanty, "Drunken Sailor" on the fiddle! =) I also go over the sheet music where I wrote all out all the variations from my music video:
katyadelson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DrunkenSailor_Fiddle.pdf

Quick Links:
Demonstration: 00:34
A Part: 00:59
A Part Run-through: 04:58
B Part: 05:35
B Part Run-Through: 07:42
Entire Tune Slowly: 08:23
Ornaments: 09:16
Sheet Music: 10:34
Drowsy Maggie: 13:04
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Tam Lin: 17:57
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Entire piece run-trough: 25:34

Drunken Sailor is a popular and upbeat Sea Shanty. I hope this tutorial helps you learn how to play the melody from it! I wrote out the sheet music as best as I could, and I encourage you to print it out to follow along with. =)

I hope this tutorial helps you learn the tune, and happy fiddling! =)

~Katy