How to Play Munster Buttermilk on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Munster Buttermilk is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (154 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Munster Buttermilk start G F# G A G E D B B A B 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 Munster Buttermilk with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G F# G A G E D B B A B D B B A B D B G G D D E G A B B B A G A A A G E G F# G A G E D E G A B B B A G A G E D G B A G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1077 T:Munster Buttermilk R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:gfg age|d2B BAB|d2B BAB|dBG G2d|! gfg age|d2B BAB|dBG GAB|A3 G3:|! |:d2e g2a|b2b bag|a2a age|gfg age|! d2e g2a|b2b bag|age dgb|a3 g3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1077 setting 1077
Fingering chart
Munster Buttermilk uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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