How to Play The Miller's Maggot on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
The Miller's Maggot 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 E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in g major (164 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Miller's Maggot start G A B A B A B G E 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 Miller's Maggot with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G A B A B A B G E G A B A B E E D B A E F# F# G E D B B A G E F# F# G G A G A B G E E F# F# G E D B B A G A B C B A B E E D B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:333 T:The Miller's Maggot R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:G2 A B2 A|B2 A BGE|G2 A B2 A|Bee dBA|! G2 A B2 A|B2 A BGE|gfe dBA|Bee dBA:|! |:e2 f fge|d2 B BAG|e2 f fgg|aga bge|! e2 f fge|d2 B BAG|A2 B cBA|Bee dBA:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/333 setting 333
Fingering chart
The Miller's Maggot uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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