How to Play The Road To Cork on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Road To Cork is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (181 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Road To Cork start D A F# D F# A B A F# A B C#… 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 Road To Cork with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D A F# D F# A B A F# A B C# D F# A F# D E F# E E D C# E F# E E F# G F# E F# D E F# G G A B A B A F# D E F# E E F# G F# E F# D E F# G F# E D C# B A B G A B C# D A B G A B C#
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:38229 T:The Road To Cork R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:dAF DFA|BAF AB/c/d|~f3 afd|efe edc|! dAF DFA|BAF AB/c/d|~f3 afd|1 efe edc:|2 efe e3||! |:efe efg|fef def|~g3 gab|a2b afd|! efe efg|fef def|gfe dcB|1 ABG AB/c/d:|2 ABG ABc|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/19405 setting 38229
Fingering chart
The Road To Cork uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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