How to Play Off To California on the Tin Whistle

Off To California is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in G major — 234 notes, difficulty 2/5.

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.