How to Play Haste To The Wedding on the Tin Whistle

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

Haste To The Wedding is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in D major — 172 notes, difficulty 2/5.

The tin whistle notes for Haste To The Wedding start A F# A A G F# E D E F# D B 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 Haste To The Wedding with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:582
T:Haste To The Wedding
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:AFA Agf|ede fdB|AFA dAF|EFE EFG|! AFA Agf|ede fdB|A2g faf|ded d3:|! |:afa afa|bgb bgb|afa agf|ede efg|! a3 f3|ede fdB|A2g faf|ded d3:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/582 setting 582 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Haste To The Wedding uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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