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How to Play Banish Misfortune on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

Banish Misfortune is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in D mixolydian — 246 notes, difficulty 3/5.

The tin whistle notes for Banish Misfortune start F# E D C A G A D C A G 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:9
T:Banish Misfortune
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:fed cAG|A2d cAG|F2D DED|FEF GFG|! AGA cAG|AGA cde|fed cAG|Ad^c d3:|! |:f2d d^cd|f2g agf|e2c cBc|e2f gfe|! f2g agf|e2f gfe|fed cAG|Ad^c d3:|! |:f2g e2f|d2e c2d|ABA GAG|F2F GED|! c3 cAG|AGA cde|fed cAG|Ad^c d3:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/9 setting 9 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Banish Misfortune uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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