How to Play Hudie Gallagher's March on the Tin Whistle

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

Hudie Gallagher's March is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a mixolydian (180 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Hudie Gallagher's March start C# B A E C# A F# E D C# B A… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Hudie Gallagher's March with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:810
T:Hudie Gallagher's March
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amixolydian
|:cBA ecA|fed cBA|def gfg|~B3 Bed|! cBA ecA|fed cBA|c2e dBG|1 ABA Aed:|2 ABA Afg||! |:agf gfe|fed cBA|def gfg|~B3 Bfg|! agf gfe|fed cBA|c2e dBG|1 ABA Afg:|2 ABA Aed||
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Fingering chart

Hudie Gallagher's March uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

C#6

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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