How to Play My Darling Asleep on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
My Darling Asleep is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in D major — 178 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for My Darling Asleep start F# D D C# A A B G G A G F#… 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 My Darling Asleep with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# D D C# A A B G G A G F# A A D E F# G F# G E A A F# A A A D D F# A A B G G F# A A D E F# G F# G E A A F# D D C# A A B G G A G F# A A D E F# G E C# D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:76 T:My Darling Asleep R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:fdd cAA|BGG A2G|FAA def|gfg eaa|! fdd cAA|BGG A2G|FAA def|gec d3:|! |:FAA Add|FAA BGG|FAA def|gfg eaa|! fdd cAA|BGG A2G|FAA def|gec d3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/76 setting 76 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
My Darling Asleep uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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