How to Play Banish Misfortune on the Tin Whistle

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 interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.