How to Play Jimmy Ward's on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Jimmy Ward's is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in G major — 183 notes, difficulty 1/5.
The tin whistle notes for Jimmy Ward's start G G A B A G E G E D G G… 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 Jimmy Ward's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G G A B A G E G E D G G G A G E G E D D E F# C B A B A G A B A A G B C B A B G E D E D G A B C B A B A G A B A A B C D C B A G E G E D D B G E D D E F# G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:793 T:Jimmy Ward's R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:G3 GAB|AGE GED|GGG AGE|GED DEF|! G3 GAB|AGE GAB|cBA BGE|1 DED DEF:|2 DED D2B||! |:cBA BAG|ABA AGB|cBA BGE|DED GAB|! cBA BAG|ABA ABc|dcB AGE|1 GED D2B:|2 GED DEF||G6|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/793 setting 793 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Jimmy Ward's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6.
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