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:|
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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.

E5
G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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