How to Play The Lilting Banshee on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Lilting Banshee is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in A dorian — 264 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Lilting Banshee start E A A E A A B A B 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 Lilting Banshee with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A E A A B A B G A B E E E D B D E F# G F# G E A A A G E D B A G A B E E E D B D E F# G F# G E A A A G E D B A G A B E E E D B D B A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:60 T:The Lilting Banshee R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:EAA EAA|BAB G2A|Bee edB|def gfg|! eAA eAA|BAB G2A|Bee edB|dBA A3:|! eaa age|dBA G2A|Bee edB|def gfg|! eaa age|dBA G2A|Bee edB|dBA A3:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/60 setting 60 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Lilting Banshee uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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