How to Play The High Part Of The Road on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The High Part Of The Road is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (156 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The High Part Of The Road start B C B C D E D C A G F# D… 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 High Part Of The Road with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B C B C D E D C A G F# D D E D D G G F# G A G D E F# G A B A G F# D E F# A F# D C A B G D E F# G A B A G F# E D C A F# A G F# G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:183 T:The High Part Of The Road R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:~B3 cBc|ded cAG|F2D DED|DGG FGA|! ~B3 cBc|dcA d2e|fed cAF|AGF ~G3:|! |:~g3 def|g2a bag|~f3 def|afd cAB|! ~g3 def|g2a bag|fed cAF|AGF G3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/183 setting 183
Fingering chart
The High Part Of The Road uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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