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How to Play Poll Ha'Penny on the Tin Whistle

A mixolydian · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Beginner

Poll Ha'Penny is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in a mixolydian (220 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Poll Ha'Penny start G A B C A A G A A B C D… 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 Poll Ha'Penny with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:841
T:Poll Ha'Penny
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Amixolydian
|:(3GAB|=cAAG A2 (3AB=c|(3d=cB (3AGF G2 (3B^cd|ed^cA d^cAG|~A3G A2de|! ~f3d ~e3c|d2 (3Bcd efge|aged (3=cBA GB|~A3G A2:|! |:ef|~g3f gfef|g2ga gedg|eaag ~a3g|eaag a2ag|! ~f3d ~e3c|d2 (3Bcd efge|aged (3=cBA GB|~A3G A2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/841 setting 841

Fingering chart

Poll Ha'Penny uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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