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How to Play Quick March on the Tin Whistle

G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

Quick March 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 G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in g major (176 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Quick March start D C B C B A G# A B G G 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:7442
T:Quick March
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:d/c/|B>cB A^GA|B2 G G2 B|d2 d Gdg|A>BA D2 d/c/|! B2 B A^GA|B2 G GEe|d>cB AdF|G2 G G2:|! |:B/c/|d>ed GB/c/d|e2 e e2 g|d2 d GB/c/d|cAA A2 B/c/|! d2 d d^cd|e2 e e/f/ge|d>cB AFD|G>AG G2:|
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Fingering chart

Quick March uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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