How to Play Saddle The Pony on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Saddle The Pony is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in G major — 182 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for Saddle The Pony start D G B A G B D E F# G D B… 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 Saddle The Pony with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D G B A G B D E F# G D B G B A G B A F# D A F# D D E F# E E D B D E F# G F# G E F# E E D B D B A A B D E F# E E D B D E F# G F# G E F# E D B A B G G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:307 T:Saddle The Pony R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:D|GBA G2B|def gdB|GBA G2B|AFD AFD|! GBA G2B|def gfg|efe dBA|BGG G2:|! |:d|efe edB|def gfg|efe edB|dBA ABd|! efe edB|def gfg|efe dBA|BGG G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/307 setting 307 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Saddle The Pony uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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