How to Play Maggie In The Woods on the Tin Whistle
G major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
Maggie In The Woods is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in G major — 230 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for Maggie In The Woods start B A G D G A B E E F# G E… 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 Maggie In The Woods with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B A G D G A B E E F# G E D B B A G A B A A C B A D G F# E D E F# G E D B B A G A B A A D G F# E D E F# G E D B A B G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:291 T:Maggie In The Woods R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:B/A/|GD GA|Be e/f/g/e/|dB B/A/G/A/|BA A/c/B/A/|! GD GA|Be e/f/g/e/|dB AB/A/|G2 G:|! d|g>f ed|ef g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BA A>d|! g>f ed|ef g>e|dB AB|G2 G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/291 setting 291 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Maggie In The Woods uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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