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How to Play The Broken Pledge on the Tin Whistle

D dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Advanced

The Broken Pledge is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D dorian (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 d dorian (175 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Broken Pledge start D A D D C A G E D E F 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Broken Pledge with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:4217
T:The Broken Pledge
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ddorian
|:d3 ADD|cAG ~E3|DEF AdB|cAG Afe|! dcA E/F/GA|cAG ~E3|DEF AdB|cAG EG/E/D:|! ~d3 Ade|~f3 ecA|cAG ~E3|ceg gec|! Ad^c deg|g/g/af ecA|~F3 FGA|cAG EG/E/D|! [d3D3] Ade|f/g/af ecA|cAG ~E3|ceg gec|! Ad^c deg|g/g/af ecA|~F3 FGA|cAG EG/E/D|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/4217 setting 4217

Fingering chart

The Broken Pledge uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
G6
A6

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