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Sailors Hornpipe
The Sailor's Hornpipe (also known as The College Hornpipe and Jack's the Lad) is a traditional hornpipe melody.
The tune was played in the animated Popeye cartoons beginning in the 1930s, usually as the first part of the opening credits theme, which then segued into an instrumental of "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man".
Common Keys: Em
First Melodic Interval: Root ↓ m2
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- Sailors Hornpipe - Melody, Key of G
- Sailors Hornpipe - Lead Sheet, Key of C
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