How to Play The Humours Of Whiskey on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Humours Of Whiskey is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (186 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Humours Of Whiskey start A D F# D E C# A D C# B A 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 Humours Of Whiskey with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A D F# D E C# A D C# B A G F# G B B F# A A G F# G E A B A F# A D C# D B G B E D E A F# A D A F# G F# G E F# G A F# A D C# D B G B E D E F# A F# E D E F# D D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:27479 T:The Humours Of Whiskey R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:A|dfd ecA|dcB AGF|GBB FAA|GFG E2A|! dcd ecA|dcB AFA|Bcd efg|fdd d2:|! |:B AFA dcd|BGB ede|AFA dAF|GFG EFG|! AFA dcd|BGB ede|faf ede|fdd d2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/14877 setting 27479
Fingering chart
The Humours Of Whiskey uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6.
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