You can find a variety of styles across different platforms:
While originally sung a cappella to pace heavy labor, modern instrumental covers use a specific palette of "shipboard" instruments to evoke the maritime era. Common choices include: drunken_sailor_sea_shanty_instrumental
Fiddle (violin), banjo , guitar , and mandolin provide the driving, rhythmic energy. You can find a variety of styles across
"Drunken Sailor" is perhaps the most iconic sea shanty in history, enduring for over two centuries through its infectious rhythm and dark nautical humor. This feature explores the instrumental layers and historical roots that keep this "walk away" shanty alive in modern culture. and mandolin provide the driving