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How to Play Langstrom's Pony on the Tin Whistle

A mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Langstrom's Pony is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in A mixolydian — 370 notes, difficulty 2/5.

The tin whistle notes for Langstrom's Pony start F# E D C# A A E A A C# A A… 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 Langstrom's Pony with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:61
T:Langstrom's Pony
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amixolydian
|:fed cAA|EAA cAA|fed cAA|BGB dcB|! fed cAA|EAA cAA|faf gfe|dBG Bcd:|! |:cee dff|cee ecA|cee g2e|dBG Bcd|! cee dff|cee efg|faf gfe|dBG Bcd:|! |:Ace a2f|ecA ecA|GBd g2e|dBG Bcd|! eaf g2e|fed ecA|a2f gfe|dBG Bcd:|! |:AEA A2d|cAc ecA|AEA AB=c|BGB dcB|! AEA A2d|cAc efg|faf gfe|dBG Bcd:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/61 setting 61 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Langstrom's Pony uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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