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

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, difficulty 4/5.

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.