How to Play Fanning's on the Tin Whistle
e minor · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
Fanning's is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in e minor (183 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Fanning's start G B D B G F# E F# A F# D E… 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 Fanning's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G B D B G F# E F# A F# D E D E G F# G B A B E D B G E B G E B G E B B A G F# D A F# D A F# D A A G F# E B E G E G B A F# G E F# G F# E D B A B G E E F# B G E E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:7688 T:Fanning's R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Eminor |:G2 B dBG|FEF AFD|EDE GFG|BAB edB|! G2 B dBG|FEF AFD|gfe dBA|1 BGE E2 F:|2 BGE E2 f||! |:geb geb|geb bag|fda fda|fda agf|! eBe geg|baf gef|gfe dBA|1 BGE E2 f:|2 BGE E3|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/7688 setting 7688
Fingering chart
Fanning's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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