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How to Play Tell Her I Am on the Tin Whistle

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

Tell Her I Am is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in g major (241 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Tell Her I Am start E E D B G D E D G D E 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 Tell Her I Am with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:161
T:Tell Her I Am
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
e|:edB G3|DED ~G3|DED c2 d|BGE E2 e|! edB ~G3|DED ~G3|AGF GBA|1 GFE D2 e:|2 GFE D2 A||! |:~B3 dBG|~B3 dBG|ABA ABA|AGF E2 c|~B3 deg|! age d2 B|cBA GBA|1 GFE D2 A:|2 GFE D3||! efg efg|dBG GBd|e2 a aga|bge e2 d|! efg efg|dBG Gef|gfe gba|gfe d3|! efg efg|dBG GBd|e2 a aga|bge e2 A|! def gba|gfe d2 B|cBA GBA|GFE DBd||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/161 setting 161

Fingering chart

Tell Her I Am uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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