How to Play The Cobbler on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Cobbler is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (186 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Cobbler start D F# A B A D E F# G F# E F#… 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 Cobbler with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D F# A B A D E F# G F# E F# D F# E C# A B G B A F# E F# A D F# A D F# A A A G F# E G C E G C E F# G G F# E F# E F# G F# G A G F# E F# G F# E D C A G A D C# D E A D C# D A F#
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1911 T:The Cobbler R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:DFA B2A|def gfe|fdf ecA|BGB AFE|! DFA B2A|def gfe|fdf ecA|1 Adc dAF:|2 Adc d2e||! |:fad fad|faa agf|eg=c eg=c|efg gfe|! fef gfg|agf efg|fed =cAG|1 Adc d2e:|2 Adc dAF|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1911 setting 1911
Fingering chart
The Cobbler uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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