Jig, G, Traditional Irish
Recordings
- Video – Fergal Scahill: Fergal Scahill’s fiddle tune a day 2017 – Day 119 – Out in the Ocean – played on fiddle (Fergal Scahill) and bodhran (Tommy Hayes).
Sheet Music (Dots)
As always for traditional tunes, the musical notation and chords do not indicate the “right” way to play the tune, but are a useful reference.

Play from the Dots
Sets
Examples of sets that include this tune.
- My Darling Asleep / Out on the Ocean / The Moon and Seven Stars
References and Resources
For those who want to dig deeper, here are some other resources.
- Video – Shane Farrell: Out in the Ocean Jig – played on tenor banjo
- Lesson – PeakFiddler: Fiddle Lesson – Irish Jig ‘Out on the Ocean’ – played on fiddle
- Lesson – Kevin Burke (FiddleVideo): Out On The Ocean (Jig): Trad Irish Fiddle Lesson by Kevin Burke – partial lesson taught on fiddle. (Full lesson requires subscription to FiddleVideo.)
- Webpage – The Session: Out on the Ocean (Jig)