How to Play Billy McCormack's on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Billy McCormack's 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 E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (175 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Billy McCormack's start A B G A G E D B G D B G… 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 Billy McCormack's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B G A G E D B G D B G G B A G D B G A G E A G A B G E A G A B G E G G G D B G A B D E G A A A G E E D B D E F# G E F# D B B A G A E B A G A E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:4591 T:Billy McCormack's R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:ABG A z g|edB gdB|G z G BAG|dBG AGE|! ABG A z g|edB def|g z e fdB|1 BAG A z E:|2 BAG ABe||! |:aga bge|aga bge|g z g gdB|GAB deg|! a z a age|edB def|g z e fdB|1 BAG A z e:|2 BAG A z E|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/4591 setting 4591
Fingering chart
Billy McCormack's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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