How to Play Spinning Jenny on the Tin Whistle
g minor · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Three Two · Advanced
Spinning Jenny is a three-two you can learn on the tin whistle, set in g minor (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Three-two in g minor (631 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Spinning Jenny start A# G A A# D C F D# D C 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 Spinning Jenny with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A# G A A# D C F D# D C A# A A# G A A# A# D G F D G A# A C A# D C F D# D C A# A G A# A C A# D D G F D G A# D A# G A# C F D# D C A# A G A# D A# G A# D G F D# D G A# A C A# G F F D# D C A# A G A# A G A# G G G F D C A# A A# A G A G F D C A# A F D# D C A# A A# A G A G F D C A# D G F D G D A# C D A# G D A# C D A# C F D# D C A# C D A# C D D# C D D# F D E F A# G F D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:12227 T:Spinning Jenny R:three-two M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gminor |:B2G4 A2 B2d2|c2f4 ed c2BA|B2G4 A2 B2B2|d2g4 f2 d4:|! |:g3a g2f2 d2cB|f3g f2 ed c4|g3a g2f2 d2c2|g3a g2f2 d4:|! |:G2B2 A2c2 B2d2|c2f4 ed c2BA|G2B2 A2c2 B2d2|d2g4 f2 d4:|! |:GABG ABcA BcdB|c2f4 ed cdec|GABA ABcA BcdB|d2g2 g2fe d4:|! |:g2B2 d2B2 g2B2|c2f4 ed c2BA|g2B2 d2B2 g2B2|d2g4 fe d4:|! |:gfga g2fe d2cB|f=efg fgfd cdcA|gfga gagf edcB|gfga g2fe dcBA:|! |:G2B2 A2c2 B2g2|F2f4 ed c2BA|G2B2 A2g2 B2g2|G2g4 f2 dcBA:|! |:B2G2 D2g2 B2d2|c2f4 ed c2BA|B2G2 D2g2 BcdB|d2g4 f2 d4:|! |:b3a gagf d2cB|A2f4 ed c2BA|b3a gagf d2cB|d2g4 f2 d4:|! |:bagf gfed edcB|A2f4 d2 c2BA|bagf gfed edcB|d2g4 f2 d4:|! |:gdBc dBgd BcdB|c2f4 ed c2Bc|dBcd ecde fd=ef|B2g4 f2 d4:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/12227 setting 12227
Fingering chart
Spinning Jenny uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6.
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