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How to Play The Mooncoin on the Tin Whistle

A mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

The Mooncoin is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A mixolydian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a mixolydian (286 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Mooncoin start E D C# B A A E A A E 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Mooncoin with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

E D C# B A A E A A E A B C# D C# B A A C# E D B G B C# D C# D E E F# G F# G A F# G E D C# D E E F# G F# G A A B C# D C# B A A A F# E C# A B C# D C# B A G D B G B C# D C# B A A A A A G G A F# F# A E E E F# G D B G B C# D

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:206
T:The Mooncoin
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Amixolydian
ed|:cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|cBA Ace|dBG Bcd|! cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|Ace ~g3|dBG Bcd:|! |:cde efg|f/g/af ged|cde efg|f/g/aA Bcd|! cde efg|afd bge|afd gec|dBG Bcd:|! |:cBA Aaf|ecA Bcd|cBA ~g3|dBG Bcd|! cBA Aaa|Agg Aff|Aee efg|dBG Bcd:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/206 setting 206

Fingering chart

The Mooncoin uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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