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How to Play Lord Kitchener's Pipes on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Lord Kitchener's Pipes is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in d mixolydian (196 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Lord Kitchener's Pipes start E D E D D E G A G A C G… 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 Lord Kitchener's Pipes with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:11370
T:Lord Kitchener's Pipes
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:E|DED {E}DEG|AGA cGE|DED {E}DEG|cGE D2 E|! DED {E}DEG|AGE cBc|ded cAG|GED {E}D2:|! |:A|d^cd edB|cBc EFG|Add edc|edB c2 A|! d^cd edB|cBc EFG|{A}GEG cGE|DED {E}D2:|
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Fingering chart

Lord Kitchener's Pipes uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6

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