How to Play The Black Rogue on the Tin Whistle
A mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Black Rogue is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (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 a mixolydian (173 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Black Rogue start C# A A B G G C# A A A 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 The Black Rogue with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
C# A A B G G C# A A A B D C# A A B A G A F# D D B F# G A F# D C# B A F# G F# G A F# D D F# G A G F# G F# E F# E D E F# E D C# B A B A G A F# D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1076 T:The Black Rogue R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Amixolydian |:cAA BGG|cAA ABd|cAA BAG|AFD D2 B|! cAA BGG|cAA AFD|G2 A (B/c/d)B|1 AFD D2 B:|2 AFD D3||! |:~f3 ~g3|afd cBA|~f3 gfg|afd dfg|! agf gfe|fed e/f/ed|cBA BAG|AFD D3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1076 setting 1076
Fingering chart
The Black Rogue uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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