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How to Play Pádraig O'Keeffe's on the Tin Whistle

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

Pádraig O'Keeffe's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D 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 d major (208 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Pádraig O'Keeffe's start D B A B A F# A B C# D E F#… 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 Pádraig O'Keeffe's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:52557
T:Pádraig O'Keeffe's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:dB |ABAF A2Bc | defd e2d(B | A2)FA B2AF |E2ED E2FG |! ABAF A2Bc | defd e2d(B | A2)DF B2AF | D2 ~D2 D2 :|! |:de| ~f3g afde |fefg afde | f2ba fbaf | edef e2 dB|! ABAF A2Bc | defd e2d(B | A2)DF B2AF | D2 ~D2 D2 :|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/25045 setting 52557

Fingering chart

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

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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