X: 1
T: Ships are Sailing (E min)
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Reel
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
D: 1977: Johnny Cronin & Joe 'Banjo' Burke
D: 1978: Roger Sherlock: Memories of Sligo
D: 1986: Frankie Gavin & Paul Brock: A Tribute to Joe Cooley
D: 1987: Battlefield Band: Celtic Hotel
D: 1994: John Williams, Martin Hayes & Eoin O'Neill: Trad. Music in Support of Doolin Coast and Cliff Rescue Service
D: 1995: Na Connerys: The Session
D: 1996: Eileen Ivers & Séamus Egan: Wild Blue
D: 1998: Brian Hughes: Meascra - Whistle Stop
D: 1998: Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé: Ó Chicago go Carrachán
D: 2001: Gaelic Storm: Tree
D: 2009: Seamus Creagh (1946-2009): Tunes for Practice
D: 2005: Carrantuohill & Goscie: Session, Natural, Irish and Jazz - Muzyczna Owczarnia
D: Comhaltas: Fionn Seisiún, Vol. 1
D: Dhalia: Celtic Dreams and Dances
N: Chords: | Em -  | D  -  | C  G  | Em G   |
N:         | Em -  | D  -  | C  G  | Em -  :|
N:         | Em -  | D  -  | Em -  | Bm Em  |
N:         | Em -  | D  -  | G  D  | Em -  :|
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: E min % 1 sharp
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ed | Beed BcdB | AD D/D/D AD D/D/D |  EDEF GFGA | Be ef    gfed  |
N:      Beed BcdB | AD D/D/D AD D/D/D |  EDEF GFGA | Be ed    e2   :|
N: ef | gfga bgeg | fe fg    af df    |  gfga bgeg | fe d/e/f e2ef  |
N:      gfga bgeg | fe fg    af df    | ~g2bg f2af | ed ef    e2   :|
N:
N: Variation of last line:
N:      gfga bgeg | fe fg    af df    | ~g2bg f2af | ed ef    gf   :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
ed | "Em" Beed BcdB | "D" AD D/D/D AD D/D/D | "C"  EDEF "G" GFGA | "Em" Be ef    "G"  gfed  |
     "Em" Beed BcdB | "D" AD D/D/D AD D/D/D | "C"  EDEF "G" GFGA | "Em" Be ed         e2   :|
ef | "Em" gfga bgeg | "D" fe fg    af df    | "Em" gfga     bgeg | "Bm" fe d/e/f "Em" e2ef  |
     "Em" gfga bgeg | "D" fe fg    af df    | "G" ~g2bg "D" f2af | "Em" ed ef         e2   :|
N:
P: Variation of last line:
     "Em" gfga bgeg | "D" fe fg    af df    | "G" ~g2bg "D" f2af | "Em" ed ef         gf   :|