How to Play The Tenpenny Bit on the Tin Whistle

The Tenpenny Bit is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in A dorian — 272 notes, difficulty 2/5.

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.