How to Play The Leitrim Fancy on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Leitrim Fancy 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 D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (266 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Leitrim Fancy start G B G F# A F# E B B A B 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 Leitrim Fancy with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G B G F# A F# E B B A B G B G F# A F# D A A F# D G B D B D E D B D B A G B D B G A B G F# E D G B D B D E D B D E F# G F# E D B G A B G F# E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:467 T:The Leitrim Fancy R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:GBG FAF|E2B BAB|GBG FAF|D2A AFD|! GBG FAF|E2B BAB|G2B dBG|ABG FED:|! G2B dBd|edB dBA|G2B dBG|ABG FED|! G2B dBd|edB def|gfe dBG|ABG FED:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/467 setting 467
Fingering chart
The Leitrim Fancy uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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