How to Play The Humours Of Glynn on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Humours Of Glynn 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 G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (182 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Humours Of Glynn start D G D D E D C B G G G 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 Humours Of Glynn with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D G D D E D C B G G G A B G B B D B C A A A D B D E F# G F# G E A A A G A B G E E D B B A A A D G D D E D C B G G G A B C B C A D C B G G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:39677 T:The Humours Of Glynn R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:d|gdd edc|BGG G2A|BGB BdB|cAA A2d|! gdd edc|BGG GAB|cBc Adc|BGG G2:|! |:B|def gfg|eaa aga|bge edB|BAA A2d|! gdd edc|BGG GAB|cBc Adc|BGG G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/20044 setting 39677
Fingering chart
The Humours Of Glynn uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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