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How to Play Didn't She Dance And Dance on the Tin Whistle

G major · 12/8 · 200 BPM · Slide · Beginner

Didn't She Dance And Dance is a slide you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (12/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slide in g major (272 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Didn't She Dance And Dance start G F# E D B A B G G 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Didn't She Dance And Dance with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:25519
T:Didn't She Dance And Dance
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
g2f|:e2d BAB G3 G2A|B2d d2B d3 g2f|! e2d BAB G3 G2d|efg fed e2f g2f|! e2d BAB G3 G2A|B2d d2B d3 g2f|! e2d BAB G3 G2d|efg fed e3 e2d||! B2d e2f g2f g2d|BAB d2B d3 B2A|! B2d e2f g2f g2a|bag agf e3 e2d|! B2d e2f g2f g2d|BAB d2B d3 g2a|! bag agf g2e fed|efg fed e2f g2f:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/14051 setting 25519

Fingering chart

Didn't She Dance And Dance uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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