How to Play The Hag's Purse on the Tin Whistle
D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Hag's Purse is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d mixolydian (172 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Hag's Purse start B A D F# E D A D C A F# 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Hag's Purse with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B A D F# E D A D C A F# G E E D E C D C A G A D E F# E D G E D C A F# G E E D E C D C A G A D D F# E D G E D C A F# G F# G C A G E D D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:926 T:The Hag's Purse R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmixolydian |:B|A2D FED|A2d cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|! AAD FED|A2d cAF|GFG cAG|EDD D2:|! |:A|d2e fed|ged cAF|G2E EDE|c2d cAG|! Add fed|ged cAF|GFG cAG|EDD D2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/926 setting 926
Fingering chart
The Hag's Purse uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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