How to Play The Old Favourite on the Tin Whistle
G major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Old Favourite is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in G major — 154 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Old Favourite start B B A B D B A G B D E D… 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 Old Favourite with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B B A B D B A G B D E D D B D E D B A G E F# D E G E D B D E D D B D E D B D G E F# D E G E D B D G E D B A G G B D D G E D G E D G E D B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:56 T:The Old Favourite R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:B3 BAB|dBA G2B|ded d2 B|ded B2A|! B3 BAB|dBA G2B|ded cBA|G3 GAA:|! |:g2e f2d|ege d2B|ded d2 B|ded B2d|g2e f2d|! ege d2B|1 dge dBA|G3 GBd:|2 dge dge|dge dBA|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/56 setting 56 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Old Favourite uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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