How to Play The Barony on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 9/8 · 200 BPM · Slip Jig · Beginner
The Barony is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Slip jig in a dorian (136 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Barony start F# A A F# A A F# D D F# A A… 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 The Barony with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# A A F# A A F# D D F# A A F# A A B A F# A A F# A A F# E D B A F# E F# A B A F# A A D B D A F# E F# A A D B D A G F# A A D B D A F# D B A F# E F# A B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:520 T:The Barony R:slip jig M:9/8 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:FAA FAA FDD|FAA FAA B2A|FAA FAA FED|BAF EFA B2A:|! |:FAA dBd AFE|FAA dBd A2G|FAA dBd AFD|BAF EFA B2A:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/520 setting 520
Fingering chart
The Barony uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6.
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