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 interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.

Sheet music

Fingering chart

Drummond Castle uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6.

G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
G6
A6

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