SKELLIG

by Loreena McKennitt
Arranged for classical guitar by Douglas Niedt

Skellig is a Celtic song by Loreena McKennitt — relating the dying words of a monk from the island monastery of Skellig Michael — arranged for classical guitar by Douglas Niedt. The arrangement is free: download the score in standard notation, notation and tab, or tab only, plus annotated versions with detailed performance instructions and a guitar/vocal score with lyrics and chords.

Or, Listen to Skellig mp3.

Skellig relates the dying words of a monk from a monastery that existed during the 6th-12th centuries on the island Skellig Michael (Great Skellig), just west of Ireland.

Optional downloads:

Download hi-def version of the video. (383 MB)

Download mp3 audio file.

Download high quality wave audio file.

The Arrangement is Free!

The Score Comes in Several Flavors

Download the basic score in standard notation.
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Or, download the basic score in standard notation AND tab.
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Or, download the basic score in tab only.
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DOUG RECOMMENDS THAT YOU ALSO DOWNLOAD AN ANNOTATED SCORE.
It contains detailed instructions to help you play the piece really well!

Download the annotated score in standard notation.
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Or, download the annotated score in standard notation AND tab.
This is a sample page.

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NEW! For you singer/guitarists out there, I have a score with the solo guitar part PLUS the lyrics and chords.

You can play part of the solo arrangement and then segue into a few verses of the vocal version. Mix it up as you choose.

Download the guitar/vocal/chords score now.

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