How to Play Cows In The Castle on the Tin Whistle

E dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Cows In The Castle is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in e dorian (184 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Cows In The Castle start B E E B E E F# G A F# A 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.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Cows In The Castle with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:36097
T:Cows In The Castle
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Edorian
|:BEE BEE|FGA FAG|EBA BEA|FAF FGA|! BEE BEE|ABA AGF|EDG FAG|1 FED E3:|2 FED Egf||! |: eBB BAB|eBB BAG|FAA d3|ede fag|! [1 eBB BAB|eBB BAG|FAF GAG|FED Egf :|! [2 eBA GBG|FAF FGA|EDG FAG|FED E3 ||
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Fingering chart

Cows In The Castle uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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