Traditional music - Out on the Ocean / Down the Brae
Trad Irish
---------------------------------------------------Out on the Ocean
24 sec
Open scoreOut on the Ocean sheet music
Out on the Ocean sheet music is listed here in several traditional-music versions. The available scores present a tune associated with Irish traditional repertoire: two listings open in 6/8 with one sharp (G major), while another is labelled a jig but records 4/4 with no sharps or flats. Check each score’s metre, key and title before choosing, especially if you need a jig setting.
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Sheet music
Traditional music - Out on the Ocean
traditional
25 sec
Open score
"Out On The Ocean" (jig) 0795
after Chief F. O'Neill.
26 sec
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Traditional music - Out on the Ocean
Trad Irish
17 sec
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Out On the Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #237222
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Out on the Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #227858
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
36 sec
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Out on the Ocean
J-73
24 sec · Score #105224
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Out On the Ocean
Joe Buchanan's Scottish Tome - Page 255.4
30 sec
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Out on the Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #252158
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Out On the Ocean
J-73
24 sec · Score #20620
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Out on the Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #133560
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Out on the Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #205801
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
30 sec · Score #230644
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #246610
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Out on the ocean
anon.
24 sec
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #14646
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Out On the Ocean
J-73
24 sec · Score #22225
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
24 sec · Score #102917
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Out On The Ocean
Misc Traditional
30 sec · Score #104442
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What the versions show
The listings agree on the tune name but not on every musical detail. Two versions are headed “Traditional music” and open in 6/8 with one sharp (G major); a third is titled with “(jig)” but records 4/4 and no sharps or flats. These are opening-score details, so inspect the full music rather than relying on the title alone.
Choosing a jig setting
If you want a jig-metre version, start with a 6/8 listing. The 4/4 listing may represent a different notation, a variant, or an inconsistency in the listing; the available information does not settle which. Compare the opening bars and key before deciding.
Key and notation
Two listings open with one sharp, pointing to G major; the other opens with no sharps or flats. Opening key signatures can differ between scores, so use them as a guide when matching a version to your needs rather than as a guarantee that every setting is in the same key.
Title pairing
One score is titled “Out on the Ocean / Down the Brae”, pairing a second tune name with Out on the Ocean. The listing does not explain whether the score presents a medley, a tune followed by another, or another relationship between the names; the score itself is the place to confirm.
Scores to open first
- Traditional music - Out on the Ocean / Down the Brae
Catalogue duration 24 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 6/8.
- Traditional music - Out on the Ocean
Catalogue duration 25 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 6/8.
- "Out On The Ocean" (jig) 0795
Catalogue duration 26 sec. Opening key signature: No sharps or flats. Opening time signature: 4/4.
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Common questions
What is Out on the Ocean?
Out on the Ocean is a traditional tune listed in the available scores under Irish traditional music. Two listings present it in 6/8 with one sharp (G major), and one listing explicitly calls it a jig, though another listing records 4/4 with no sharps or flats.
Is Out on the Ocean a jig?
Out on the Ocean is labelled a jig in one available listing, and two other listings give it in 6/8, the metre associated with jigs. A further listing records 4/4, so the jig identification fits the 6/8 versions best; check the individual score if metre matters.
What key is Out on the Ocean in?
Two available Out on the Ocean listings open with one sharp, indicating G major. A third listing opens with no sharps or flats. The opening key signature can differ between scores, so compare the version you intend to play rather than assuming a single key for every setting.
Who composed Out on the Ocean?
No composer is established by the supplied material. Two listings credit the tune as traditional or Trad Irish, while one gives “after Chief F. O’Neill”; that credit names Chief F. O’Neill but does not by itself establish original authorship.
Why does one version include “Down the Brae” in the title?
One listed score is titled “Out on the Ocean / Down the Brae”, pairing a second tune name with Out on the Ocean. The listing does not say whether the score is a medley, a two-tune set, or another kind of pairing; the full score is needed to confirm how the names relate.
Which Out on the Ocean version should I choose?
Choose by the opening details you need: the 6/8 listings with one sharp are the clearest match for a jig-style setting in G major, while the 4/4 listing with no sharps or flats appears to be a different notation. Because only opening metre and key are recorded, check the full score for range, instrumentation and any paired tune before deciding.