How to Play The Gold Ring on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Gold Ring is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (610 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Gold Ring start A B A G A D C A G G A B… 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 Gold Ring with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B A G A D C A G G A B A G A D C A G F# G A A B G B B D C A A D C A G G B D B C A G F# G A E F# D D E D D F# D D E D D F# D D E D D C A F# G E G F# G A F# D C A F# G B D G F# G A F# D C A G F# A B D B B D B A D A A D A G F# G G B D C A G F# G A A B A B D D A B A D D G F# G G B D C A G F# G A A B G A G D G G A B G A G C A G F# G A B G A F# G F# D G B D G F# G A F# D C A F# G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:37 T:The Gold Ring R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:A|BAG A2d|cAG G2A|BAG A2d|cAG FGA|! BAG A2d|cAG GBd|gfg afd|cAF G2:|! |:A|BGB Bdc|A2A dcA|G2G BdB|cAG FGA|! B2B Bdc|A2A dcA|GFG BdB|cAF G2:|! |:e|fdd edd|fdd edd|fdd edd|cAF G3|! fdd edd|fdd edd|faf ged|cAF G2:|! |:e|gfg afd|cAF GBd|gfg afd|cAG F3|! gfg afd|Bdg fed|gfg afd|cAF G2:|! |:A|BDB BDB|ADA ADA|GFG GBd|cAG FGA|! BDB BDB|ADA ADA|G2G GBd|cAF G2:|! |:A|BAB D2D|ABA D2D|GFG GBd|cAG FGA|! BAB DED|ABA DED|G2G GBd|cAF G2:|! |:A|B2G A2G|d2G G2A|B2G A2G|cAG FGA|! B2G A2F|GFD GBd|gfg afd|cAF G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/37 setting 37
Fingering chart
The Gold Ring uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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