How to Play The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch on the Tin Whistle
E dorian · 9/8 · 200 BPM · Slip Jig · Beginner
The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Slip jig in e dorian (122 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch start E D B A B D E G G B B A… 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 The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E D B A B D E G G B B A B G E D B A G A B D B G G A G E G B E E E F# E D B B E E G A B A B E E E F# E D B A B A B G B D E G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2726 T:The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch R:slip jig M:9/8 L:1/8 K:Edorian |:edB ABd e2g|g2b bab g3|edB AGA B2d|B2G GAG E2G:|! |:Bee efe d2B|Bee g2a b2a|Bee efe dBA|BAB GBd e2g:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2726 setting 2726
Fingering chart
The Fisherman's Dodgy Punch uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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