How to Play The Lark On The Strand on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Lark On The Strand 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 E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (172 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Lark On The Strand start B A G E F# G A B A G A 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Lark On The Strand with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B A G E F# G A B A G A B D E D D G D D E D B D B A B D G E F# G A F# D E D B A D D F# D D E D C# D E F# G A B A G F# E D C B C A B G F# G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:3254 T:The Lark On The Strand R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:BA|GEF ~G2A|BAG ABd|edd gdd|edB dBA|! GEF G2A|BAG ABd|edd gdB|AGF G:|! |:Bd|~g3 efg|afd edB|Add fdd|ed^c def|! ~g3 ~a3|bag ~f3|edc BcA|BGF G:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/3254 setting 3254
Fingering chart
The Lark On The Strand uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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