How to Play Lanigan's Ball on the Tin Whistle
e minor · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
Lanigan's Ball is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in e minor (156 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Lanigan's Ball start E F# G A B A B C# D D E D… 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 Lanigan's Ball with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E F# G A B A B C# D D E D F# G A D B A F# D E F# G E F# A G F# E D E F# G E F# D B B B E F# G E F# A G F# E D E D B C B A B G E E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:264 T:Lanigan's Ball R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Eminor |:E2F G2A|B2A B^cd|DED F2G|AdB AFD|! E2F G2A|B2A B^cd|edB cBA|BGE E3:|! |:e2f g2e|fag fed|e2f g2e|fdB B2B|! e2f g2e|fag fed|edB cBA|BGE E3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/264 setting 264
Fingering chart
Lanigan's Ball uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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