Where can I find music for drunken sailor?

January 9, 2010 - 5:23 pm 3 Comments

Where can I find sheet music that I can print online for the song “What shall we do with a drunken sailor” for acoustic guitar? I’m trying to teach myself how to play, and I can do chords and everything, but I need a song to play and I wanted to try it out. Also, any other reccomendations for beginner songs to play? I need something simple, like only three different chords or so in the whole thing and a simple strumming pattern, I’m still starting out. Thanks!

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3 Responses to “Where can I find music for drunken sailor?”

  1. oO~Charity~Oo Says:

    ok i play clarinet and i always use piano music (shame shame lol) so it doesnt matter ULESS you are playing with another imstrument!! anyways i get mine on ebay or if you are in school ask a band teacher i just found taht song the other day lol! also at a local music store the yhave great begginner books!!!! enjoy!!!

  2. Jake Spina Says:

    you can get tab for almost every song at ultimate-guitar.com hope I helped

  3. Gunny Says:

    I don’t know where you can find the sheet music, but I’m a renaissance (pirate) performer and we do that song, so I can tell you the chords. It’s a 2 chord song, E minor and D.

    (Em) what shall we do with a drunken sailor
    (D) what shall we do with a drunken sailor
    (Em) what shall we do with a drunken sailor
    (D) early in the (Em) morning.

    This chord progression repeats through the song.