I just read a story about songs in history and the pitches in which they were sung.
For example, a march to battle was sung around middle D. Gregorian chants were sung from low D to middle G.
It seems that most, if not all, pirate shanties were sung on the high C’s.
Old one but still my favorite bartender joke.
A pirate ship captain walks into bar. He shanties up to the counter and slaps has grizzled hand on the bar.
“Yar matey, give me a drink!” he says to the bartender.
The bartender looks over at him, but before he says anything he notices a full-size nautical steering wheel attached to ...
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