How to Play The Kid On The Mountain on the Tin Whistle

The Kid On The Mountain is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slip jig in e minor — 332 notes, difficulty 4/5.

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.