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How to Play The Southwest Wind on the Tin Whistle

D dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

The Southwest Wind is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in d dorian (173 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Southwest Wind start A A D B C A G E F D D 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:8445
T:The Southwest Wind
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ddorian
~A3 AdB|cAG EFD|DGG DEG|AGE cGE|! ~A2G AdB|cAG EFD|~D3 AGE|GED DEG|! ~A3 A2d|cAG EFD|DGG GFG|DGG GFG|! ~A2G AdB|cAG EFD|~D3 AGE|GED D2e|! |:fed ed^c|ed^c d2e|fed efd|=cAG Ade|! fed efd|cAB c2d|cAG EAG|1 EFD D2e:|2 EFD D3||
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Fingering chart

The Southwest Wind uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6

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