How to Play Child Of My Heart on the Tin Whistle
a minor · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Child Of My Heart is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in a minor (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 a minor (166 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Child Of My Heart start E D C A G E E C D E D C… 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 Child Of My Heart with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E D C A G E E C D E D C A G E A G E D A B A A G E C D E D A B A A G E G E D D E D A B A A G E C C D E D C D C A G E A G E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:9598 T:Child Of My Heart R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Aminor |:e2d c2A|GEE c2d|e2d c2A|GEA GED|! e2d c2A|GEE c2d|edc dcA|GEA GED:|! |:ABA AGE|c3 DED|ABA AGE|GED DED|! ABA AGE|c3 c2d|edc dcA|GEA GED:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/9598 setting 9598
Fingering chart
Child Of My Heart uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6.
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