How to Play Health To The Ladies on the Tin Whistle

A major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Health To The Ladies is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a major (276 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Health To The Ladies start F# E C# A B A F# A F# E E F# Full sequence below.

The interactive sheet music shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Play this tune to play along while the app listens to your microphone and grades every note, or print a clean copy of the score.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Health To The Ladies with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

F# E C# A B A F# A F# E E F# A B D C# B A B C# B B B F# A C# E E D F# F# C# E E E C# A C# E E D F# F# E C# A B A C# E E D F# F# C# E E E C# A B D C# B A B C# A A A

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:327
T:Health To The Ladies
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amajor
|:f|ecA BAF|AFE EFA|Bdc BAB|cBB B2f|! ecA BAF|AFE EFA|Bdc BAB|cAA A2:|! A|cee dff|cee ecA|cee dff|ecA B2A|! cee dff|cee ecA|Bdc BAB|cAA A2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/327 setting 327

Fingering chart

Health To The Ladies uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.

E5
F#5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6

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