How to Play Munster Bacon on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Munster Bacon is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (178 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Munster Bacon start A B A D F# A D F# E D C# 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Munster Bacon with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B A D F# A D F# E D C# B D A F# G F# G E F# G A F# D D F# A B G E A G F# G E D C# E A A B G F# D D C# E E D F# F# E F# G F# G A F# E D E F# D C# D F# G F# D C# D C# B
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2684 T:Munster Bacon R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:ABA DFA|dfe d2c|~B3 dAF|GFG EFG|! A2A dcd|~B3 efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dcB:|2 fdc dfg||! |:afd dfa|bge a2g|~f3 ged|ceA ABG|! Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|1 fdc dfg:|2 fdc dcB|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2684 setting 2684
Fingering chart
Munster Bacon uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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