All Songs
Every chord chart in the book — sortable, transposable, printable.
| Song | Artist | Key | Difficulty | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett's Privateers | Stan Rogers | D |
beginner | a-cappellacampfirecanadianachoruscopyrightedencoremaritimeshantysingalongstan-rogersstarter |
| The Bonnie Ship the Diamond | Traditional Scottish (Aberdeen whaling) | G |
beginner | call-responsecapstanchoruspublic-domainscottishshantytraditionalwhalingwordy |
| Bully in the Alley | Traditional | Dm |
advanced | a-cappellacampfirechorushalyardpublic-domainshantytraditional |
| C'est l'aviron | Traditional French-Canadian (voyageur) | D |
intermediate | call-responsecanadianachorusfrench-canadianmaritimepaddlepublic-domainrepondreshantytraditionalvoyageur |
| Donkey Riding | Traditional (Atlantic Canada / Scottish) | D |
beginner | canadianacapstanchorushalyardpublic-domainshantysingalongtraditional |
| Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate | Traditional | D |
beginner | shantylongest-johnsduetslowtraditionalpublic-domaincampfire |
| Drunken Sailor | Traditional | Dm |
beginner | campfirechorusdronemodalpublic-domainshantysingalongstartertraditional |
| The Eddystone Light | Traditional (English / maritime) | G |
beginner | shantyforecastlepubtraditionalpublic-domaincomicsingalong |
| Excursion Around the Bay | Johnny Burke (Newfoundland, c.1894) | D |
advanced | canadianachoruscomicfastnewfoundlandpubpublic-domainshantyshowpiecetimingtraditionalwordy |
| Fiddler's Green | John Conolly | G |
beginner | afterlifechoruscopyrightedenglishforecastleharmonyshantysingalongslowyorkshire |
| Fogarty's Cove | Stan Rogers | D |
advanced | canadianachoruscopyrightedforecastleharmonymaritimeshantystan-rogers |
| General Taylor | Traditional (maritime / capstan) | D |
advanced | a-cappellaadvancedcall-responsecapstanchorusharmonypublic-domainshantytraditional |
| Haul Away Joe | Traditional | D |
beginner | shantyhalyardtraditionalsingalongcampfire |
| Haul on the Bowline | Traditional | D |
beginner | shantytraditionalpublic-domainshort-dragkidscampfire |
| I'se the B'y | Traditional (Newfoundland) | D |
beginner | canadianatraditionalnewfoundlandpublic-domainsingalongduetkidsshantystartercampfire |
| Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor | Traditional Newfoundland (adapted from John Read, 1878) | D |
beginner | canadiananewfoundlandtraditionalpublic-domainsingalonghumourkidsshantycampfire |
| Jean-François de Nantes | Traditional Breton / French maritime | Dm |
intermediate | bretoncall-responsechorusfrenchmaritimepublic-domainrepondreshantystomptraditional |
| John Kanaka | Trad shanty (Pacific / Hawaiian work-song origin, 19th c.) | D |
beginner | a-cappellachorusdronehalyardmaritimepublic-domainshantysingalongtraditionalworking-song |
| Leave Her, Johnny | Traditional | D |
beginner | shantytraditionalpump-shantycampfire |
| Lots of Fish in Bonavist' Harbour | Traditional Newfoundland | D |
beginner | canadiananewfoundlandtraditionalpublic-domainsingalongdancekidsshantycampfire |
| Lowlands Away | Traditional (maritime / forecastle) | Dm |
advanced | a-cappellachorusdirgedroneforecastleharmonymodalpublic-domainshantyslowtraditional |
| Lukey's Boat | Traditional Newfoundland | D |
beginner | call-responsecanadianacapstanchorusnewfoundlandpublic-domainshantysingalongtraditional |
| Make and Break Harbour | Stan Rogers | G |
advanced | canadianachoruscopyrightedelegyforecastleharmonynova-scotiaquiet-stunnershantyslowstan-rogers |
| Mari-Mac (Mairi's Wedding) | Traditional Scottish (sometimes attributed: Sir Hugh S. Roberton arrangement) | G |
advanced | choruspubpublic-domainscottishshantyshowpiecesingalongtongue-twistertraditional |
| The Mary Ellen Carter | Stan Rogers | G |
intermediate | campfirecanadianachoruscopyrightedmaritimeshantystan-rogersstarteruplifting |
| The Mingulay Boat Song | Hugh S. Roberton (lyrics, 1938) / traditional Hebridean melody | G |
beginner | attribution-correctedchoruscopyrightedcopyrighted-lyricsforecastleharmonyhebrideanscottishshantysingalongslow |
| Nautical Disaster | The Tragically Hip | A |
advanced | 90salt-rockcanadianachoruscopyrightedgord-downiemaritimequiet-stunnersignaturestory-songtragically-hip |
| The Night Pat Murphy Died | Traditional Newfoundland (lyrics by Johnny Burke, c.1900) | G |
beginner | canadianachoruscomiccopyrightednewfoundlandpubpublic-domainshantysingalongtraditionalwake |
| Northwest Passage | Stan Rogers | D |
intermediate | a-cappellacampfirecanadianachoruscopyrightedhistorymaritimeshantystan-rogersstarter |
| Ordinary Day | Great Big Sea (Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Sean McCann, Darrell Power) | D |
intermediate | canadianachorusclosercopyrightedgreat-big-seanewfoundlandpubshantysingalongupbeat |
| Randy Dandy-O | Traditional (maritime / halyard) | D |
advanced | shantyhalyardtraditionalpublic-domaincall-responseuptempotightening |
| Roll the Old Chariot | Traditional | D |
beginner | campfirecapstanchoruspublic-domainshantysingalongtraditional |
| Rolling Down to Old Maui | Traditional | G |
intermediate | balladcampfirechoruspublic-domainshantytraditionalwhaling |
| Rolling Home | Traditional (maritime / capstan) | D |
advanced | shantycapstantraditionalpublic-domainharmonyhomeward-boundclosergrand |
| The Sailor's Alphabet | Traditional | D |
beginner | shantytraditionalpublic-domainnova-scotiaalphabetforecastlekidscampfire |
| Santiano | Hugues Aufray | Am |
intermediate | call-responsechoruscopyrightedfrenchhugues-aufraymaritimeroarshantysingalong |
| She's Like the Swallow | Traditional Newfoundland | Dm |
intermediate | canadiananewfoundlandduettraditionalpublic-domainmodallamentshantycampfire |
| Sonny's Dream | Ron Hynes | G |
intermediate | canadianachoruscopyrightedforecastleharmonynewfoundlandron-hynesshantyslow |
| South Australia | Traditional | D |
beginner | campfirecapstanchoruslongest-johnspublic-domainshantysingalongtraditional |
| Spanish Ladies | Traditional (English Royal Navy) | D |
intermediate | capstanchorusclassicenglishharmonypublic-domainroyal-navyshantytraditional |
| The Black Velvet Band | Traditional (Irish / UK) | G |
intermediate | chorusforecastleirishpublic-domainshantysingalongstory-songtraditionaltransportation |
| The Idiot | Stan Rogers | A |
advanced | canadianachoruscopyrightedforecastleleadshantystan-rogerswestern-canadaworking-song |
| The Irish Rover | Trad (Irish; popularised by The Dubliners/Pogues 1987 collaboration) | G |
intermediate | chorusdisaster-balladgroup-singirishmaritimepubpublic-domainrompsingalongtall-taletraditionalwordy |
| The Mermaid | Trad (English/Irish, Roud 124, Child 289; 18th c.) | D |
beginner | chorusdisaster-balladgroup-singirishmaritimepublic-domainrompsingalongtraditionaluk-trad |
| The Old Polina | Trad (Newfoundland / Dundee whaling, 19th c.) | D |
intermediate | canadianachorusgroup-singmaritimenewfoundlandpublic-domainrompsingalongtraditionalwhaling |
| The Parting Glass | Traditional (Scottish / Irish) | Em |
intermediate | a-cappellachoruscloserforecastleharmonyirishpublic-domainscottishshantyslowstartertraditional |
| The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | Gordon Lightfoot | Am |
advanced | 70sa-cappella-friendlyballadcanadianachoruscopyrighteddisaster-balladgordon-lightfootgreat-lakeshushmaritimeshantystory-song |
| Wellerman | Traditional (New Zealand) | Dm |
beginner | campfirechorusmodalpublic-domainshantystartertraditionalwhaling |
| Whiskey in the Jar | Traditional Irish | G |
intermediate | campfirechorusforecastleirishpublic-domainshantystartertraditional |
| White Squall | Stan Rogers | D (capo recommended) |
advanced | canadianachoruscopyrightedforecastlegreat-lakesharmonyshantyshowpiecestan-rogerstragedy |
| Wild Mountain Thyme | Traditional Scottish/Irish | D |
intermediate | attribution-correctedcampfirechorusduetforecastleharmonyhearthsideirishscottishshantyslowtraditional |
| The Wild Rover | Traditional (Irish / UK) | G |
beginner | chorusclap-alongirishpubpublic-domainshantysingalongstartertraditional |