How to Play The Newmarket on the Tin Whistle
D major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
The Newmarket is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in D major — 132 notes, difficulty 1/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Newmarket start D F# A F# A D C# B C# E F# 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 Newmarket with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D F# A F# A D C# B C# E F# G F# G B A F# A F# A F# A F# A F# E B E B B C D E F# A F# A F# A F# E B B C D E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:330 T:The Newmarket R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:DF AF/A/|dcBc|EF GF/G/|BA FA|! DE AF/A/|dc Bc|EF G/B/G/E/|DF D2:|! |:fA fA|fA f2|eB eB|_c/=c/d e2|! fA fA|fA f2|eB _c/=c/d|ed d2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/330 setting 330 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Newmarket uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.
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