How to Play The Girl Of The House on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

The Girl Of The House is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in d mixolydian (196 notes after repeat-expansion).

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.

Sheet music

Fingering chart

The Girl Of The House uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6

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