How to Play The Farewell on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Farewell is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D 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 d major (168 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Farewell start D A F# A F# D A F# A F# D 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Farewell with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D A F# A F# D A F# A F# D A F# G A F# B G E E D E D F# A F# E C# E G E D F# D F# A F# E C# A A D F# D F# A F# E C# E G F# G A G F# E D C# D A F# D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:47510 T:The Farewell R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:d2A FAF|D2A FAF|d2A (F/G/A)F|BGE E3|! d2A FAF|D2A FAF|(B/c/d)B cec|dAF D3:|! |:ded faf|ece g2e|dfd faf|ecA A3|! dfd faf|ece gfg|agf edc|dAF D3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/23276 setting 47510
Fingering chart
The Farewell uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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