Spanish Ladies
Spanish Ladies is a swashbuckling-sounding song of old England, a sea chantey. Your voice, guitar, and piano students are sure to enjoy this free sheet music. I have arranged this great song in several keys. Am is the easiest for guitar players, but is a bit high for some singers, so the piano/voice versions go all the way down to Em.
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While the piano part is a bit challenging for younger students, with an accompaniment similar to Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, yet it is enjoyable to play, with a bit of delicacy called for at the beginning, giving way to big chords that you can push on if you want! For players who aren't ready to play inversions, the melody is quite doable as single notes with good fingering, and simple chords can take the place of the arrangement offered here.
Though I first heard this old sea shanty sung by the captain in "Jaws" (only a tiny part, and rather badly), I later came across it in Cecil Sharp's "One Hundred English Folksongs", a treasure trove of old folk songs. My piano arrangement is quite different from his, which has giant chords in the right hand and lots of octaves in the left.
A word about pronunciation: after careful listening to several video versions of Spanish Ladies, I decided that "From Ushant to Scilly" should be pronounced "from OOO-shunt to SEE-lee". I hope I'm right; I like the way it sounds and it's fun to sing.
Download free printable sheet music Spanish Ladies in Key of Am
Download free printable sheet music Key of Gm
Download free folk sheet music in Em
Here is an American Whaling version of the same tune -- different words!:
And here are the guitar tabs for this great song, in the key of Am:
Download free guitar tabs for folk tune in Key of Am
Have fun!
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