How to Play Miss Walsh on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
Miss Walsh 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 G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (176 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Miss Walsh start E D E G B D D C E E 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 Miss Walsh with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E D E G B D D C E E B D D D E G B D B A B A A G E D G D E D B A B D E F# G F# E D B G A B A A G E G D E D B A B D E F# G E D B G A G F# G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:3395 T:Miss Walsh R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:E|DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|DEG BdB|ABA AGE|! DEG Bdd|cee Bdd|g2e dBG|AGF G2:|! |:d|~g3 ded|BAB def|gfe dBG|ABA AGE|! ~g3 ded|BAB def|g2e dBG|AGF G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/3395 setting 3395
Fingering chart
Miss Walsh uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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