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How to Play The Humours Of Ennistymon on the Tin Whistle

G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

The Humours Of Ennistymon is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in g major (431 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Humours Of Ennistymon start A B G B D C B C A B C 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Humours Of Ennistymon with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

A B G B D C B C A B C B D B G B D C A G F# G A F# F# E D C B A F# G A G G G G F# G A F# D D E G D B G D B E C A E C A B G B D C B A F# G A G D B G D B E C A E C A B D B C A F# A G F# G B D A G F# G A

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:228
T:The Humours Of Ennistymon
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
A|:~B3 GBd|cBc ABc|BdB GBd|cAG FGA|! ~B3 GBd|cBc ABc|~d3 edc|1 BAF G2 A:|2 BAF G2 e||! |:~f3 fed|cBA FGA|Ggg gfg|afd d2 e|! f/g/ag fed|cBA FGA|~B3 cAF|1 AGF G2 e:|2 AGF GBd||! gdB gdB|ecA ecA|~B3 GBd|cBA FGA|! gdB gdB|ecA ecA|BdB cAF|1 AGF GBd:|2 AGF G2 A||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/228 setting 228

Fingering chart

The Humours Of Ennistymon uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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