How to Play Gie Us A Drink Of Water on the Tin Whistle
D major · 9/8 · 200 BPM · Slip Jig · Beginner
Gie Us A Drink Of Water is a slip jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (9/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Slip jig in d major (134 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Gie Us A Drink Of Water start G F# D D E D B A D D 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Gie 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.
G F# D D E D B A D D F# D D D C# D E G F# D D E D B A D D G F# E F# D B A G F# A A F# E F# A F# E D F# A F# D E G F# D D E D B A D D G F# E F# D B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:21090 T:Gie Us A Drink Of Water R:slip jig M:9/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:g|fdd edB Add|fdd dcd e2g|fdd edB Add|gfe fdB A2:|! g|faa f>ef afe|d2f afd e2g|faa f>ef afe|gfe fdB A2! g|faa f>ef afe|d2f afd e2g|fdd edB Add|gfe fdB A2|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/12557 setting 21090
Fingering chart
Gie Us A Drink Of Water uses these notes on the D tin whistle: A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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