How to Play Caherconnell on the Tin Whistle

Caherconnell is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a dorian (178 notes after repeat-expansion).

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.