How to Play The Cuil Aodha on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Cuil Aodha is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (174 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Cuil Aodha start G F# D C A D G A G B C D… 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 Cuil Aodha with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G F# D C A D G A G B C D C B C A G F# E D C B A D G G F# G A D E F# G A G F# D C A D C A G F# G A G G G F# G A D E F# G A G F# D C A D G A G G D G A G G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:825 T:The Cuil Aodha R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:gfd cAd|GAG B2c|dcB cAG|FED cBA|! ~G3 GFG|~A3 fga|gfd cAd|1 GAG G2g:|2 GAG G2d||! |:d2g gfg|ade fga|gfd cAd|cAG FGA|! G2g gfg|ade fga|gfd cAd|1 GAG G2d:|2 GAG G2g|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/825 setting 825
Fingering chart
The Cuil Aodha uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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