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How to Play Old Man Dillon on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

Old Man Dillon is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a dorian (181 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Old Man Dillon start A G E A A A B D E D B C… 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 Old Man Dillon with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2200
T:Old Man Dillon
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:(A/G/)|E>AA ABd|edB {d}c2 A|BGG DGG|Bdc BAG|! E>AA ABd|ede a2 g|edc Bcd|ecA A2:|! |:g|gef g2 a|gef g2 d|B>GG D>GG|Bdc BAG|! [1 gef g2 a|gef g2 d|e>dc Bcd|e>cA A2:|! [2 E>AA ABd|ede a2 e|edc Bcd|ecA A2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2200 setting 2200

Fingering chart

Old Man Dillon uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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