How to Play The Silver Slipper on the Tin Whistle

D major · 9/8 · 200 BPM · Slip Jig · Beginner

The Silver Slipper is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slip jig in d major (100 notes after repeat-expansion).

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.

Sheet music

Fingering chart

The Silver Slipper uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6

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