How to Play Drummond Castle on the Tin Whistle
a minor · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate
Drummond Castle is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in a minor (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in a minor (154 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Drummond Castle start A B A A A A G E G C E 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 Drummond Castle with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B A A A A G E G C E D C B D G D B G C C E C D D E D C E D C B D G D B G C E D C D E G A A A G E D E G E D B A B E D B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2540
T:Drummond Castle
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Aminor
|:ABA a2 (a|{b}a)ge ~g3|~c3 edc|Bdg dBG|! (ABA) ~a3|a(ge) g3|ege deg|1 edB A3:|2 edB A2 B||! |:~c3 cec|~d3 ded|~c3 edc|Bdg dBG|! ~c3 edc|deg a2 (a|{b}a)ge deg|1 edB A2 B:|2 edB A3||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2540 setting 2540Fingering chart
Drummond Castle uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6.
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