How to Play The Humours Of Ballinafad on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Humours Of Ballinafad 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 A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (186 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Humours Of Ballinafad start B A G G E D G A G G A B… 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 Humours Of Ballinafad with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B A G G E D G A G G A B A G G E D E A A A B C D E F# G E F# G E A G D B D E F# G E F# G E A G B D E F# G E F# G E A G E D B E E D B B C A A A B C
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:42628 T:The Humours Of Ballinafad R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:BAG GED|GAG G2A|BAG GED EAA ABc|! BAG GED|GAG G2A|Bee dBB|cAA ABc:|! |:def gef|gea gdB|def gef|gea g2B|! def gef|gea ged|Bee dBB|cAA ABc:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/21355 setting 42628
Fingering chart
The Humours Of Ballinafad uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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