How to Play Fox In The Oven on the Tin Whistle

A mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Fox In The Oven is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a mixolydian (179 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Fox In The Oven start E A A F# E D E A A A B 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.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Fox In The Oven with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:42652
T:Fox In The Oven
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amixolydian
|:eAA fed|eAA ABd|eAA g2 e|dBG GBd|! eAA fed|eAB AGE|GAB dge|dBA A2 g:|! |:eaa ege|dBA A2 g|eaa ege|dBA G2 g|! eaf g2 e|dBA AGE|GAB dge|1 dBA A2 g:|2 dBA A3||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/21368 setting 42652

Fingering chart

Fox In The Oven uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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