How to Play The Walls Of Liscarrol on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner

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

Jig in d mixolydian (267 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Walls Of Liscarrol start D C A A G E G E D D E 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.

Tin whistle notes

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

D C A A G E G E D D E G E E C E E G A B C D E D C A E C A D C A E C A G E E C B C G A B C D E D C A A G E G E D D E G E E C E E G E D D

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:232
T:The Walls Of Liscarrol
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:dcA AGE|GED D2E|GEE cEE|GAB cde|! dcA AGE|GED D2E|GEE cEE|GED D3:|! dcA ecA|dcA ecA|GEE cBc|GAB cde|! [1 dcA ecA|dcA ecA|GEE cEE|GED D3:|! [2 dcA AGE|GED D2E|GEE cEE|GED D3||
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Fingering chart

The Walls Of Liscarrol uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6

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