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 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.

Sheet music

Fingering chart

Child Of My Heart uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6

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