How to Play Paddy Whack on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
Paddy Whack is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in G major — 174 notes, difficulty 3/5.
The tin whistle notes for Paddy Whack start G A B C E D B G A F# 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Paddy Whack with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G A B C E D B G A F# D G B D E F# G F# D C# D E F# G B D G E D C B C A G B D E F# G F# D C# D E F# G A F# D C D E D B G G A B C E D B G G G D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:317 T:Paddy Whack R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:GAB c2e|dBG AFD|GBd efg|fd^c def|! ~g3 afd|cde dBG|GAB ced|BGG G2D:|! |:GBd ~g3|edc BcA|GBd efg|fd^c def|! ~g3 afd|cde dBG|GAB ced|BGG G2D:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/317 setting 317 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Paddy Whack uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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