How to Play Calliope House on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Calliope House is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in D major — 159 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for Calliope House start D A A F# A A E A A F# A A… 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 Calliope House with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D A A F# A A E A A F# A A B E E E D E F# E D B A F# A A A F# A A F# A A E A A F# A A G G F# G F# E F# E D B A F# A A A F# A B D E F# F# F# E D E E F# G F# F# E D C# D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:15 T:Calliope House R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:dAA fAA|eAA fAA|Bee e2d|efe dBA|FAA A2F|! A2B d2e|1 f2f fed|e3 e2A:|2 f2f edc|d3 efg||! |:a2a faa|eaa faa|g2g fgf|efe dBA|FAA A2F|! A2B d2e|1 f2f fed|e3 efg:|2 f2f edc|d3 d3|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/15 setting 15 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Calliope House uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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