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How to Play Strike The Gay Harp on the Tin Whistle

D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

Strike The Gay Harp is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in d major (640 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Strike The Gay Harp start D B C# B A D A F# F# E D 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 Strike The Gay Harp with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1216
T:Strike The Gay Harp
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:d2B cBA|dAF FED|d2B cAA|dAF EFA|! def Bcd|ABA F2 E|DED DEF|AFE EFA:|! dcd fdf|aba afe|def afa|bge edB|! def afa|bgb a2g|fed dfe|dAF EFA:|! def def|dAF DFA|def def|dAF F2A|! def Bcd|ABA F2 E|DED DEF|AFE EFA:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1216 setting 1216

Fingering chart

Strike The Gay Harp uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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