Wild Rover G
Misc Traditional
Piano · 51 sec
Open scoreThe Wild Rover sheet music
The Wild Rover sheet music is presented here as a traditional folk song in three listed scores. All three are notated in 3/4 time, but they differ in key signature, named parts and duration: two open with one sharp, one of them explicitly labelled G major, and one opens with two sharps. Piano is named as a score part in two versions. The details below compare what the individual scores record without treating any one version as a definitive edition.
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Sheet music
Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
Piano · 42 sec
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
52 sec
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
53 sec · Score #210050
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
1 min 45 sec
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the Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
53 sec · Score #220598
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
1 min 43 sec
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
53 sec · Score #206777
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the Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
56 sec · Score #79698
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
55 sec
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the Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
54 sec · Score #95625
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
26 sec
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
25 sec
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The Wild Rover "CYMRU"
Misc Traditional
1 min 1 sec
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the Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
54 sec · Score #157927
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The Wild Rover
Joe Buchanan's Scottish Tome - Page 626.1
47 sec
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the Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
56 sec · Score #91607
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Wild Rover (A36)
Misc Traditional
53 sec · Score #238778
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The Wild Rover
Misc Traditional
1 min 23 sec
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Wild Rover (A36)
Misc Traditional
53 sec · Score #238834
Open scoreComparing the three listed scores
The three scores listed as The Wild Rover are not identical. Two open with a one-sharp key signature, one of which is explicitly identified as G major, while the third opens with two sharps. All three show 3/4 time. Piano is named as a score part in two listings, and the listed durations run from roughly 42 to 52 seconds. These details describe individual scores rather than a single authorised version of the song.
Key, metre and tempo
Every listed score of The Wild Rover shows 3/4 time. Key information is less uniform: two scores have a one-sharp opening signature and one has a two-sharp signature. Only the score titled 'Wild Rover' gives an opening tempo, 150 BPM. These should be read as score-level details, not as proof of one definitive key or tempo for the song.
Named parts and instrumentation
Piano is the only score part named in the records, and it appears in two of the three listings: 'Wild Rover G' and 'Wild Rover'. The third listing, 'The Wild Rover', does not name score parts, so its instrumentation is not shown in the supplied records. A named piano part does not by itself establish the song's original instrumentation or the full forces needed for a performance.
Attribution and evidence limits
The records name no composer and give the artist as 'Misc Traditional', so the scores present The Wild Rover as traditional material rather than as a credited composer's work. The supplied information does not establish the song's origin, date, lyrics, historical background or an authoritative edition. Comparisons on this page are therefore limited to details recorded for the individual scores.
Scores to open first
- Wild Rover G
Score parts: Piano. Catalogue duration 51 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp. Opening time signature: 3/4.
- Wild Rover
Score parts: Piano. Catalogue duration 42 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps. Opening time signature: 3/4. Opening tempo: 150 BPM.
- The Wild Rover
Catalogue duration 52 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 3/4.
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Common questions
What is The Wild Rover?
The Wild Rover is presented in these scores as a traditional folk song. No composer is named in the records, and the artist is listed as 'Misc Traditional'.
What key is The Wild Rover in?
The listed scores of The Wild Rover open in two different key signatures: two have a one-sharp signature, one of which is explicitly labelled G major, and one has a two-sharp signature. The records do not establish a single definitive key for the song.
What time signature does The Wild Rover use?
All three listed scores of The Wild Rover are notated in 3/4 time, according to their opening time signatures.
Does The Wild Rover have piano sheet music?
Piano is named as a score part in two of the three listed versions of The Wild Rover: 'Wild Rover G' and 'Wild Rover'. The third listing, 'The Wild Rover', does not name score parts, so its instrumentation is not shown in the records.
How do the listed versions of The Wild Rover differ?
The three listed Wild Rover scores differ in key signature, named parts and duration. Two open with one sharp and one with two sharps; piano is named in two scores; the listed durations are about 42, 51 and 52 seconds. These are score-level details rather than evidence of separate definitive versions of the song.
What tempo is given for The Wild Rover?
One listed score, titled 'Wild Rover', gives an opening tempo of 150 BPM. The other two records do not include a tempo, so 150 BPM describes that individual score only.
Who composed The Wild Rover?
No composer is named in the records for The Wild Rover; the artist is listed as 'Misc Traditional'. The supplied information does not identify an author, origin date or source for the song.