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How to Play The Connaughtman's Rambles on the Tin Whistle

D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

The Connaughtman's Rambles is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in D major — 184 notes, difficulty 2/5.

The tin whistle notes for The Connaughtman's Rambles start F# A A D A A B A A D A 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:19
T:The Connaughtman's Rambles
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:FAA dAA|BAA dAG|FAA dfe|dBB BAG|! FAA dAA|BAA def|gfe dfe|1 dBB BAG:|2 dBB B3||! |:fbb faf|fed ede|fbb faf|fed e3|! fbb faf|fed def|gfe dfe|1 dBB B3:|2 dBB BAG||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/19 setting 19 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Connaughtman's Rambles uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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