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How to Play Strop The Razor on the Tin Whistle

G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

Strop The Razor is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in g major (626 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Strop The Razor start B G G A G G B G G A G F#… 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 Strop The Razor with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:693
T:Strop The Razor
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:BGG AGG|BGG AGF|DGG GFG|DGG G2A|! BGG AGG|BGG AGF|D2E F2G|ADE FGA:|! dBB cAA|dBB cAF|DGG GFG|DGG G2B|! dBB cAA|dBB cAF|D2E F2G|ADE FGA:|! BAB cBc|dcd dBd|g3 gfd|gag gdc|! BAB cBc|dcd d2e|f3 fde|fag fdc:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/693 setting 693

Fingering chart

Strop The Razor uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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