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How to Play Wellington's Advance on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Intermediate

Wellington's Advance is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Jig in a dorian (179 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Wellington's Advance start E A A A G A C B A C D E… 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Wellington's Advance with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

E A A A G A C B A C D E E F# G D B G G F# G E A A A G A C B A C D E E F# G D B G G F# G A E A A E A A E D C B A B A G G D B G G B D A E A A E A A E D C B A B A B G D B G G B D E A A G# A E G G F# G E G F# E D C B C A A A G

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2191
T:Wellington's Advance
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Adorian
E.A.A AGA|cBA c2d|~e3 efg|dBG GFG|! E.A.A AGA|cBA Bcd|e(3.g.f.e dcB|c.A.A BAG|! E.A.A AGA|cBA c2d|~e3 efg|dBG GFG|! E.A.A AGA|cBA Bcd|e(3.g.f.e dcB|c.A.A ~A2 e|! aea a.ea|aed cBA|BAG ~g3|dBG GBd|! e2a a^ga|e2g gfg|e(3.g.f.e dcB|cAG A2e|! aea a.ea|aed cBA|BAB ~g3|dBG GBd|! e2a a^ga|e2g gfg|e(3.g.f.e dcB|c.A.A A2G|
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Fingering chart

Wellington's Advance uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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