How to Play A Tailor I Am on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
A Tailor I Am is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (170 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for A Tailor I Am start D B G B D B B G B A G B… 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 A Tailor I Am with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D B G B D B B G B A G B D C B C D E C A A D C D D B D G A B F# A G E D C B C D E C A A A A F# D G A B F# A G E D C B A D C B G G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:10361 T:A Tailor I Am R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:d|BGB dBB|GBA G2B|dcB c2d|ecA Adc|! BGB dBB|GBA G2B|dcB Adc|BGG G2:|! |:d|dBd g2a|bfa g2e|dcB c2d|ecA A2a|! afd g2a|bfa g2e|dcB Adc|BGG G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/10361 setting 10361
Fingering chart
A Tailor I Am uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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