How to Play Bill Harte's on the Tin Whistle
D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Bill Harte's is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d mixolydian (174 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Bill Harte's start D E D A A B A G A B A D… 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 Bill Harte's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D E D A A B A G A B A D E D A A B A G E G E D B C B A B A G A B C D B C B A B A G E D D C B C B A B A G A B C D E D C A B A G E D B A G E G E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2788 T:Bill Harte's R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmixolydian |:DED A2A|BAG ABA|DED A2A|BAG EGE|! DED A2A|BAG ABc|d2B cBA|1 BAG EGE:|2 BAG E2D||! |:d2B cBA|BAG ABc|d2B cBA|BAG E2D|! dcB cBA|BAG ABc|ded c2A|1 BAG E2D:|2 BAG EGE|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2788 setting 2788
Fingering chart
Bill Harte's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6.
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