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 :|
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Fingering chart

John Walsh's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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