Tin Whistle Games

The Connachtman's Rambles on the tin whistle

An Irish jig for a D whistle, 49 notes. Press play to hear it on Penny's whistle, then learn it one note at a time.

49 notes. Press play, or Next note to go one at a time.

B

Top hole covered.

The notes

Each box is one bar. A + means the high octave: same fingers, blow a little harder. A longer line under a note means hold it longer.

    1. B
    2. A
    3. G
    1. F sharp
    2. A
    3. A
    4. high D
    5. A
    6. A
    1. B
    2. A
    3. A
    4. high D
    5. A
    6. G
    1. F sharp
    2. A
    3. A
    4. high D
    5. high F sharp
    6. high E
    1. high D
    2. B
    3. B
    4. B
    5. A
    6. G
    1. F sharp
    2. A
    3. A
    4. high D
    5. A
    6. A
    1. B
    2. A
    3. B
    4. high D
    5. high E
    6. high F sharp
    1. high G
    2. high F sharp
    3. high E
    4. high D
    5. high F sharp
    6. high E
    1. high D
    2. B
    3. B
    4. B

Fingers for each note

  • F sharp

  • G

  • A

  • B

  • high D

  • high E

  • high F sharp

  • high G

About the tune

The Connachtman's Rambles is an Irish jig. It is tune 1003 in O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1903), a book of 1,850 pieces collected by Francis O'Neill, then head of the Chicago police. The notes here are the first part of the tune as it is printed there (a scan of the book), set for a D whistle, with the ornaments left out.

Francis O'Neill recorded it on a wax cylinder from Chicago Irish musicians between 1902 and 1904, the oldest known recording of the tune. Source: The Traditional Tune Archive

How hard is it

Level
Harder
Notes
49
Range
F♯ to G+
High notes
17 of 49

Keep going

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Every tune here also plays in Typing Meadow, our free typing music game for kids.