How to Play Sorry I Am For What I Have Done on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Sorry I Am For What I Have Done is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (260 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Sorry I Am For What I Have Done start E A G# A F# E D C# D B A 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 Sorry I Am For What I Have Done with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A G# A F# E D C# D B A B E E E F# E D B D B A C# D B B F# B B D B B B C# D E A A C# A A E A A A B C# D B B F# B B D B B B C# D E C# A D E F# D D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:20725 T:Sorry I Am For What I Have Done R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:e|a^ga f2e|dcd B2A|Bee e2f|edB dBA|! a^ga f2e|dcd B2 A|def afe|fdd d2:|! c|dBB fBB|dBB Bcd|eAA cAA|eAA ABc|! dBB fBB|dBB Bcd|ecA d2e|fdd d2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/12425 setting 20725
Fingering chart
Sorry I Am For What I Have Done uses these notes on the D tin whistle: A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6.
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