How to Play John Walsh's on the Tin Whistle
D major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
John Walsh's is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in d major (133 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for John Walsh's start D E F# A A B A F# E D E F#… 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 John Walsh's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D E F# A A B A F# E D E F# A A B A A E F# G F# E D B A F# E D E F# A A B A A F# G F# E D B A F# E D E F# A F# E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:52190 T:John Walsh's R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor D/E/ |: FA A>B | AF ED/E/ | FA AB | A2 A>E |! FA A>B | AF ED/E/ | FA FE |1 D2 D>E :|2 D2 D2 ||! |: f/g/f/e/ d>B | AF ED/E/ | FA AB | A2 A2 |! f/g/f/e/ d>B | AF ED/E/ | FA FE | D2 D2 :| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/24924 setting 52190
Fingering chart
John Walsh's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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