How to Play The Trip To Athlone on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Trip To Athlone 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 A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in d major (182 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Trip To Athlone start A B A D D D C# A A G F# A… 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 Trip To Athlone with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B A D D D C# A A G F# A B G A B C# D A B C D E F# E D E D C# A D C# A D E F# E D E F# G A B C D E F# G A G E E D C A G F# G A D E F# D C# D E F# D C# D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1301
T:The Trip To Athlone
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:ABA D2d|{e}dcA AGF|ABG ABc|dAB =cde|! ABA D2d|{e}dcA AGF|GFG Ade|1 fdc d2d:|2 fdc d2e||! |:fed edc|Adc Ade|fed efg|AB=c def|! ~g3 age|{a}ed=c AGF|~G3 Ade|1 fdc d2e:|2 fdc d2d||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1301 setting 1301Fingering chart
The Trip To Athlone uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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