How to Play Give Us A Drink Of Water on the Tin Whistle

G major · 9/8 · 200 BPM · Slip Jig · Intermediate

Give Us A Drink Of Water is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slip jig in g major (137 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Give Us A Drink Of Water start D G B D G D C B A G B D… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Give Us A Drink Of Water with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:635
T:Give Us A Drink Of Water
R:slip jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:D|GBd gdc BAG|BdB cAA A2D|GBd gdc BAG|BcA AGF G2:|! d|{a}gfg efg fed|g2g efg afd|g2g bag fed|efg afd g2d|! gfg efg fed|{a}gfg efg a2g|bag agf ged|efg afd g2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/635 setting 635

Fingering chart

Give Us A Drink Of Water uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#5

F#6

Tin whistle notes

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ABC notation

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