Straightforward Piano Lesson – How one can Play the Skye Boat Track on the Piano

The Skye Boat Track is a standard Scottish track. It tells the story of the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie to the Isle of Skye after his defeat on the Battle of Culloden in 1746. He traveled in disguise with the assistance of Flora McDonald.

The track begins with the refrain. Every verse is then sung with the refrain between. Listed here are the lyrics:

Refrain

Pace, bonnie boat, like a fowl on the wing,

Onward! the sailors cry;

Carry the lad that is born to be King

Over the ocean to Skye.

Verse

Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar,

Thunderclaps rend the air;

Baffled, our foes stand by the shore,

Observe they won’t dare.

Repeat Refrain

To play the track on the piano you’re going to use the vary of 1 octave (8 notes). The bottom be aware is G and the best be aware is G. Place each thumbs on Center C. The appropriate hand will cowl the notes Center C, D, E, F and G. The left hand will cowl the notes immediately under Center C. They are going to be B, A and G. To assist distinguish the precise and left notes, the left hand notes might be written in decrease case. So the B, A and G might be written as b, a and g.

The track begins within the left hand. Listed here are the notes of the Skye Boat Track:

Refrain

g a g C, C C D E D G

E D E a a g

g a g C, C D E D G

E D E a a g

Verse

E C E E, D b D D,

C a C C C a

E C E E, D b D D,

C a C C C a g

Repeat Refrain