How to Play The Legacy on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Legacy is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (204 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Legacy start G B G G A B G B D B A 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 Legacy with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G B G G A B G B D B A A F# D E E D B D E D D B D E E D B G D B A B D E E D B D E D D E F# G E D B A A B D D B A A F# D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2259 T:The Legacy R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:~G3 ~B3|~g3 gab|~G3 ~B3|dBA AFD|! ~G3 ~B3|~g3 gab|age edB|1 dBA AFD:|2 dBA ABd||! ~e3 edB|ded dBd|~e3 edB|gdB ABd|! ~e3 edB|ded def|~g3 ~e3|1 dBA ABd:|2 dBA AFD|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2259 setting 2259
Fingering chart
The Legacy uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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