How to Play The Cauliflower on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Cauliflower is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D 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 d major (178 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Cauliflower start A B D E D C# A G E D E G… 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 Cauliflower with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B D E D C# A G E D E G E D E D E G A G A G E D E D E G A G F# E D C# A G E D E G A G A G E D E D E G A G F# E D C# A G A D D D C# D E D C# D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:7584 T:The Cauliflower R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor AB|:ded cAG|EDE GED|EDE G2A|G2A GED|! ded cAG|EDE GED|EDE dcd|edc d3:|! |:ede gag|fed cAG|EDE G2A|G2A GED|! ede gag|fed cAG|Add dcd|edc d3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/7584 setting 7584
Fingering chart
The Cauliflower uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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