How to Play I Ne'er Shall Wean Her on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

I Ne'er Shall Wean Her is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a dorian (170 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for I Ne'er Shall Wean Her start G E G G G E D E G G C 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 I Ne'er Shall Wean Her with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

G E G G G E D E G G C B A C A A G A C D E E C D D E G G G E D E G G G D E A A A G A B A A A G C D E G A G E D C D E A A E D C A A A

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:803
T:I Ne'er Shall Wean Her
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:G|EGG GED|EGG c2B|AcA AGA|cde ecd|! cde g2a|ged c2d|eaa e2d|cAA A2:|! |:d|egg ged|egg g2d|eaa aga|baa a2g|! cde g2a|ged c2d|eaa e2d|cAA A2:|
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Fingering chart

I Ne'er Shall Wean Her uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
G6
A6
B6

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