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How to Play Kit O'Mahoney's on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Intermediate

Kit O'Mahoney's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g major (224 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Kit O'Mahoney's start G A B C A B A G F# G A 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:5970
T:Kit O'Mahoney's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:GA|B3 c ABAG|FGAB cAFA|DBBd cAFA|D2 G2 G2 GA|! B2 Bc ABAG|FGAB cAFA|f3 d ecAF|D2 G2 G2-:|! |:GD|GABc d2 g2|defd cAFA|GABc dgef|gagf d2 ef|! gBdg fAAd|efed (3Bcd eg|fafd ecAF|D2 G2 G2-:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/5970 setting 5970

Fingering chart

Kit O'Mahoney's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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