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How to Play Chief O'Neill's Favourite on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Intermediate

Chief O'Neill's Favourite is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in d major (238 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Chief O'Neill's Favourite start D E F# E F# G A F# G E F# 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Chief O'Neill's Favourite with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:13
T:Chief O'Neill's Favourite
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:de|fefg afge|fdec dBAG|FEDE FGAB|=cAd^c A2 de|! fefg afge|fdec dBAG|FEDF GBAG|F2 D2 D2:|! |:DE|=F2FE FGAB|=cAdB =cAGB|Adde fded|=cAd^c A2de|! fefg afge|fdec dBAG|FEDF GBAG|F2 D2 D2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/13 setting 13

Fingering chart

Chief O'Neill's Favourite 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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