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:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/803 setting 803
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.
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