How to Play Jacky Tar on the Tin Whistle
E dorian · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Beginner
Jacky Tar is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Hornpipe in e dorian (234 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Jacky Tar start G A B E E D E E F# E 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 Jacky Tar with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G A B E E D E E F# E D B A B A B C# D D C# D F# G F# E D B G A D B A B G E G B G E G B G A F# E B A F# D F# A F# D F# A F# G F# E D E F# E D G G A B G B E D B D E G E F# G A B D B A G E E D E G A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2020 T:Jacky Tar R:hornpipe M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edorian GA|:Beed e2ef|edBA BABc|d2dc dfgf|edBG AdBA|! G2GA B2gB|edBd eg3|EFGA BdBA|GEED E2GA:|! |:BGEG BGEG|BGAF ~E3B|AFDF AFDF|AF (3GFE DE (3FED|! G2GA B2gB|edBd eg3|EFGA BdBA|GEED E2GA:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2020 setting 2020
Fingering chart
Jacky Tar uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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