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How to Play Off To California on the Tin Whistle

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

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 tin whistle notes for Off To California start G F# G B A G E D G B D G… 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 Off To California with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:30
T:Off To California
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:GFGB AGED|GBdg e2df|gfgd edBG|ABAG E2DE|! G2GB AGED|GBdg e2df|gfgd edBG|ABAF G4:|! |:gfeg fedf|edef edBd|gfgd edBG|ABAG EDEF|! GFGB AGED|GBdg e2df|gfgd edBG|ABAF G4:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/30 setting 30 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Off To California uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

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

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