How to Play Callaghan's on the Tin Whistle

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

Callaghan's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g major (253 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Callaghan's start B D E F# G F# E A B A G A… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1349
T:Callaghan's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:Bd|efgf eABA|GABd dBGE|DEGA BABd|(3efg fg edBd|! ~g2 fg edBd|geaf gfed|~B2 GB (3ABA FA|~G2 GF G2:|! |:fg|afge dega|bBBA G2 fg|afge dega|! beed e2 eg|(3faf df gfeg|1 (3faf (3def gfef|(3gab af gfed|! (3Bcd ed e2:|2 (3faf (3def gfed|~B2 GB (3ABA FA|~G2 GF G2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1349 setting 1349

Fingering chart

Callaghan's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#5

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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