How to Play The Hag With The Money on the Tin Whistle
D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Hag With The Money 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 A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d mixolydian (172 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Hag With The Money start A D C A A G E G A D C 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 Hag With The Money with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A D C A A G E G A D C A G E A G E D D A A B C D C D F# E D E F# G A G E C D E D C A G E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:351 T:The Hag With The Money R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmixolydian |:Adc A3|AGE G3|Adc A3|GEA GED|! Adc A3|AGE G3|AGE cde|dcA GED:|! K:DMaj! |:ABc dcd|fed efe|ABc dcd|eag edc|! ABc dcd|fed efg|age cde|dcA GED:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/351 setting 351
Fingering chart
The Hag With The Money uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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