How to Play Dunphy's on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Intermediate

Dunphy's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 14 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g major (238 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Dunphy's start D E F# G A B A G B D G F#… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Dunphy's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1980
T:Dunphy's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:(3DEF|GABA GBdg|fefd e^cAG|FADA FGA2|BGAF GFED|! GABA g~g2z|fefd e^cAG|FAdB cADF|AGGF G2:|! |:B^c|d2Bd gdBd|gbaf gdBd|g2fg ed^cd|(3efe d^c d2ef|! g2dc B2Gd|ecAG FAD2|GBdB cADF|AGGF G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1980 setting 1980

Fingering chart

Dunphy's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#5

C#6

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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