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How to Play The Cliffs Of Moher on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

The Cliffs Of Moher is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in A dorian — 172 notes, difficulty 3/5.

The tin whistle notes for The Cliffs Of Moher start A B A G E A F# G E D C 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 Cliffs Of Moher with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:12
T:The Cliffs Of Moher
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:a3 bag|eaf ged|c2A BAG|EFG ABd|! eaa bag|eaf ged|c2A BAG|EFG A3:|! e2e dBA|e2e dBA|GAB dBA|GAB dBd|! e2e dBA|e2e dBA|GAB dBA|EFG A3|! efe dBA|efe dBA|GAB dBA|GAB dBd|! efe ded|cec BeB|GAB dBA|EFG A3|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/12 setting 12 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Cliffs Of Moher uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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