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How to Play Murphy's on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Beginner

Murphy's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g major (254 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Murphy's start D E F# G A B G E F# G F# 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Murphy's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:149
T:Murphy's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:(3DEF|GABG EF (3GFE|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAG|FGAF DEFD|! GABG EFGE|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAF|G2GF G2:|! |:Bc|dedc BcdB|efg ed cdef|~g3d ecAG|FGAF DE (3FED|! GABG EF (3GAG|ABcA FGAF|GBdg ecAF|G2GF G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/149 setting 149

Fingering chart

Murphy's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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