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How to Play The Wandering Minstrel on the Tin Whistle

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

The Wandering Minstrel is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in d major (264 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Wandering Minstrel start B A D D B A F# A D E F# D… 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 Wandering Minstrel with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2025
T:The Wandering Minstrel
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:B|ADD BAF|Ade fdB|ADD BAG|F3 GFE|! ADD BAF|Ade fdB|AdB AFE|FDD D2:|! |:e|faf ede|fdB AFA|BdB AGF|GFG E2e|! faf ede|fdB AFA|BdB AFE|FDD D2:|! |:e|f3 afd|gbe gbe|f3 afd|ceA ceA|! f3 afd|gbe gbe|fga efg|fdc d2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2025 setting 2025

Fingering chart

The Wandering Minstrel uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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