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.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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