ASHOKAN FAREWELL - Tin Whistle Tabs | Chieftain, Susato, Sindt

Learn to play Ashokan Farewell, I beautiful slow tune, on multiple keys of whistle, with this tin whistle tabs tutorial. Grab a whistle in your chosen key, head over to the timestamp below and play with me! I really hope you like it.
High Eb: 6:05
High D: 0:32
High Bb: 1:38
Low A: 2:44
Low G: 4:59
Low F: 3:52
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[@jonnda]

My dearest Elizabeth, after marching for two weeks we have finally made camp. It's been raining and muddy ever since, and so we've been stuck here, eating nothing but salt pork and hard tack. I'm honestly not sure how this letter is going to get to you from the middle of nowhere. My only comforts are my tin whistle collection, and memories of you and your home cooking. Sincerely, Thomas

[@Michajeru]

This is a really gorgeous tune. The high Bb whistle sounded especially nice to me.

[@desertdinghy9833]

Ashokan Farewell sounds beautifully haunting played on the Bb Susato whistle. Just shaking off the cold and damp, after feeding the blue jays their peanuts. Lovely tune and couldn't help revisiting your tutorial. Nice warm music on a cold, cold day.

[@joanahloomer2169]

It sounds beautiful on the tin whistle! Im a bass player who grew up on bluegrass music in the heart of the bluegrass (Kentucky). The way we pronounce this tune’s name is Ah-Show-Can. I was raised on this piece and have played it for a lot of funerals.

[@raysims373]

This tune sounds good on practically any stringed instrument. Tin whistle is perfect for it. I first started playing it on mandolin.

[@graceyeh1]

Thank you for introducing me to such wonderful Music. This song resonates with my soul. Will practice diligently until I get it down.

[@jamescahood]

Wow....another beautifully played song! It goes to show, you don't need an expensive instrument to play great music. :) Absolutely brilliant!

[@Shapeshifter1231]

Getting tear-eyed of the beaty of this tune. The best I have heard you play thus far!

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

Each time you played beautifully. Though the Low F hit the spot for me. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@MrGmooney]

Beautiful playing, keep your foot elevated,and keep playing

[@katiedee7184]

This is just lovely. I want to thank you wholeheartedly for your videos. I taught myself to play the whistle many years ago, and I absolutely loved it. Then life took over, and my whistle playing got left behind. I have just recently picked it up again and I've found your channel so inspiring and instructive. Your videos make a huge difference. Keep on keeping on!

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Thank you for your lovely comments, I'm so glad you're enjoying it! xx

[@katiedee7184]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle I am loving it. Playing every day! This is what I like about KZbin. Even with a super-busy life, if you find the right channels you can learn, enjoy and be inspired. Thank you x

[@vinniejones8009]

That was lovely. I know you did this a long time ago but I have only just seen it. This will be a priority now for my whistles and recorders till I have learnt it, cheers for this

[@alexishopkins526]

I really loved that you played this on multiple whistles! I enjoyed hearing it in multiple chords

[@usernamemykel]

Chords? The tinwhistle plays chords now? That's one heck of a revelation to me, but then again, I only have eleven of them (and one Quena).

[@Awkwardtunity]

I love this song! It’s one of the first things I tried playing when I got my tin whistle. I remembered a lot of it from memory, but I couldn’t remember the name of the song so I couldn’t look it up. it’s nice to know how the rest of the melody actually goes 🤘👍

[@LOSTBHOY88]

I followed all your instructions to a tee... I grabbed my Whistle in D and I played along with you... so why does my version sound like broken bagpipes on helium?? Alas I’ll keep practicing... Beautiful performance as always already lookin forward to the next video 👌🏻

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Play in the bathroom, instantly makes everyone sound like a pro 😉 haha. Glad you enjoyed it. x

[@burngirl2549]

Practice breathing. Sometimes a certain brand of a tin whistle takes some getting used to. :)

[@usernamemykel]

@@burngirl2549 Fer sure!

[@usernamemykel]

Umm, it "sound like broken bagpipes on helium"? Have you been eating a lot of beans lately?

[@carlaephotography7096]

Oh my gosh...so funny as I think I heard my whistle doing the same...haha! After pushing much more air I could get the second octave, but I am still new...so it wasn’t consistent. Just ordered a Clark to see if it does better with less air. I am playing the Woodi now...CutiePie reviewed it and said it was loud and a bit more difficult to get that octave...I am hoping it is better with the Clark sweet tone. Let’s keep practicing when the neighbors aren’t home! LOL!

[@fishyfins]

I absolutely love your videos. I've been trying to learn the whistle on and off for about 6 years, but never got very far. Now your videos are giving me the drive I need to learn properly!

[@carlaephotography7096]

I watched your whistle review and you were playing this song...I was thrilled you had a link to this video! Thank you again for another great video lesson. I am loving this song, too.

[@misskatiecoghlan]

I was the same, I was delighted the song was linked in the whistle review. I tried it on my whistle and it's piercing my ears it's so squeaky :-/

[@ShasCho]

Thank you very much. This is a great help. The differences are real, but so subtle that I don’t think the average noodler would notice.

[@anujadeore8388]

Wow, this is nostalgic. We played this song a lot in orchestra back in school (I probably still have the sheet music somewhere haha). It was a favorite then and I still love it now!

[@Kinsman19]

I can't believe you did this tune. One of my favorite songs. What a massive treat. Thank you. -Blake

[@0edit0]

Blake not a song, it’s a tune.

[@Kinsman19]

@@0edit0 Reread what I wrote, bub. Parse it.

[@MikeScofieldComposer]

Beautifully rendered. Here in the US, it's pronounced ah-SHOW-kun. I live not too far from there (it's a place in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State).

[@c_farther5208]

I didn't know that, thanks for posting.

[@MrKarate2]

I have to say your method is very didactic. In less than a week practicing I can do some ornaments as slides and even half-holes. I'm practicing this song using a continuous pad (G) in the background.

[@tenaciousredemption1986]

You're such a lovely person. Thank you for awesome content.

[@billyprice342]

Very lovely song. Very well played. By a beautiful woman

[@ango5519]

Beautiful tune! I love it! Thank you.

[@timothyfreeman97]

I legit love her.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Not as much as I love you. 😘 Thank you so much for watching! x

[@urosmarjanovic663]

Wonderful tune and playing. And please don't be afraid of that last rising (the one that you go in low register instead of high) ...especially on Sindts, they can handle it. Susatos as well.

[@johnpitt9749]

You know it's a fundamentally good melody when it sounds fantastic in *any* key!

[@emcarn8187]

Something about how you recorded this allowed for an 'echo' or sustain at the end of the phrases. Very haunting. Thansk CP!

[@branislavzoldak639]

Catched my heart immediatelly, just WoW, I was searching for some alternative to my saxophone and I came across your whistle videos, I wanted something to take with me always and everywhere and play whenever I have time and mood to meditate with some music making :), I didnt know this little tin whistle can produce such a wonderfull feeling, I ordered mine Clarke Original and cannot wait to try it :), keep it up sounds great and soo catchy :)

[@bhgardeners]

I am afraid that it is not the whistle which creates such great sounds but the player, a poor workman blames his tools but a master creates magic with whatever is to hand, your playing is superb!

[@wade4452]

I just love this tune. Really sounds best on a wistle I made of copper, but it's a loud wistle. The latest one I made of aluminum is a bit quieter and sounds good, too. Walton mellow D is easier to play with less breath, but it is almost to easy to hit second octave. Seems like a little more air between octaves is easier for me to play. Anyway, I do love this ditty, and thank you so very much for your help getting into Irish wistle! You are lovely in so many ways.

[@MrGmooney]

Simply awesome, fabulous whistle playing, you da best

[@f1948s]

You sound just awesome Strephanie.

[@skyobrien]

Thanks so much for this tune, I really love the way you play it. Tried backing up the version in D and the guitar chords did not seem to match very well until I tried it in G and it seems to click. Thanks again!

[@davidmolloy126]

Hi Stephanie, Thanks very much and a fab' post as usual, with a really interesting comparison. I really like them all except the High Eb. The Susato's sound great, and I'm really starting to like the Bb. The Ash O kan Farewell is very popular with mandolin players over in the states, and I think that it is a Native American place name.Hope that your ankle makes a rapid recovery, David.xxx

[@frankhorn4236]

Love this tune. Your version is amazing. I would love you to do the lover's waltz which is a fiddle tune, but absolutely beautiful.

[@kenstephens9018]

Beautiful tune! I will definitely sdd this to my need to learn list

[@Jerfish1]

Great video and tutorial. Would be nice if there was a suggestion of notation with the tabs (mainly to know how long to hold the note if not following along fast enough by ear lol)

[@jiyong21cn]

Superb performance!😍

[@calolson9572]

I love this tune so much, I had a whistlesmith friend of mine make me a low D tube with a keyed low C, so I could hit that note in the “B” section. Thanks for playing it for us!

[@JoshBeckman]

I really love this one.

[@annewright7291]

Beautiful. Pronunciation almost right, you just need to emphasise the 'o -' AshOken. Not a Civil War tune, although used for the TV series. It was written by J Ungar when the village/town of that name was flooded in the building of a dam. The Band of Her Majesties Royal Marines have recorded a good version, and J Ungar himself is on You Tube with a very different version! Can't wait to try it on my Alto A when it arrives.

[@ytliekb]

Lovely tune. Loved the various tones from playing different key whistles. Love the bloopers too, but prefer them separated from the beautiful tune video. And get the bite looked at just to be sure its minor and before becoming something serious. We all need you weekly... as always be well!

[@billwhisnant8003]

one of my favorite songs and played so well

[@tdog1million]

Amazing! Love this song (as a patriot as you say, but I would if I wasn’t too!)

[@jffqnn]

Beautifully done and I hope to learn this so I can in turn teach the little ones.. Thank You Very Much for the Lessons!!

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

👏 👍 Hi CutiePie - Great song! A nice fellow up tune is "The Battle Cry of Freedom" words and music by George F. Root from 1862. BTW: American film maker Ken Burns used "Ashokan Farewell" as his theme for his 1990 PBS documentary miniseries on the American Civil War. Although "Ashokan Farewell" sounds nice on the tin whistle, I prefer to play it on my harmonica, concertina and fiddle (not necessarily in that order). 😉 🎻 🎶

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

@Michl ! 👍

[@therobbersdaughter2700]

I would really appreciate a tutorial for Eluveitie's Havoc ^^ I tried to learn it myself, but it's pretty hard 😅

[@AndyMossMetta]

What a lovely melody and one that is new to me. Many thanks. Your ornamentations are getting to be really good by the way!

[@MDEhsanulHaqueChowdhury]

the b flat version omg 😭😭😭❤️

[@captainkoala5660]

Great tune, love your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@lindamon8]

I think the low A version is best. The whistle has a lovely tone and more importantly, it brings the tune into the original key of D. Quite important if playing with other musicians!

[@andrewkingsley2326]

@CutiePie G’day Steph, I can’t help but comment on this one. It is simply stunning. I got emotional when I first started learning it this spring. It is one of my favorites, so I often play it during my daily practices. While I’m commenting, I might as well ask- What is your favorite wooden whistle or which would you recommend? I bought the Dixon you recommended, and I have a Clarke original. I’m looking for a louder whistle with a warm tone... Regardless of whether or not you are inclined to respond to this comment, I’m grateful for all your hard work on your channel. THANK YOU! Cheers.

[@patrickcraig6032]

Most beautiful,thank you

[@tnmando]

Have played Ashokan Farewell on mandolin and fiddle now to learn on whistle.

[@JasonCone]

Nice to see this one. Beautiful song.

[@jsv438]

This is great! I heard you play it in the flute comparison vid. Never heard this one before that and don't have it in my whistle books. I like these songs that the music is so nice it doesn't matter which whistle I have it still sounds good on it. For instance, I have about a dozen, and my Clarke original I play because I like the airy sound of the wooden fipple, but that whistle doesn't translate some songs very well. And my fav' to play is the Woodi, but many songs loose their traditional sound because the tone from the metal isn't there, like on a Feadog, Walton, or a Generation. But SOME SONGS, like this one here, CAN sound good enough, I feel, to translate on any style whistle. Thanks for the song and the charts! ;) ~JSV ps- btw, your "Foggy Dew" version has MADE ME want to get a Low-D!!! lol! Very soon it'll be here... JV

[@mcwuff3456]

Oh yeah, great, great, awesome. This melody is for heart and soul. Your whistling is also great and awesome. It's so beautiful. Thank you so, so much Stephanie. I love it. Greetings from germany.

[@erodrigue9]

Perfect! Beautifully done!

[@patsyrussell5039]

You sound such a voice person and lovely voice I’m learning so much from you and beautiful whistler and enjoying learning new Airs I’d love to hear your version of The Lonesome Boatman thank you

[@thecraftyhobbit4649]

It's so pretty 😭 it kind of reminds me of a song used for the titanic soundtrack, I can't remember the name of it but it's a slow air I think and it's so beautiful, can't wait to learn this tune, fantastic job!!!

[@usernamemykel]

"My Heart Will Go On" as "Jack's" ass is freezing in the water. Maybe we got the expression "Jackass" from that???????

[@usernamemykel]

Pronounced : ash-SHO-kan but we adore you any way you say it

[@twistintin]

Hi Stephanie your channel and videos are brilliant I am a whistler myself and was just wondering what video editing tool you use I'm not very technical and was wanting to add a few tabs to my videos to make them more user friendly thanks in advance 😁😁❤️

[@WillieBeard]

Every time you changed whistle to a new key I thought "that's the one"!

[@philipperry9372]

And a poet as well !!!

[@mheermance]

Nicely played, the Chieftain sounded especially nice, but the Susato was a close second. PS I just noticed the pillow with the animal wearing glasses. Cute! PS PS I'm sorry to see that bite on your ankle. Hope it gets better soon.

[@genowynn9273]

Beautiful. I like your necklace too!

[@fincaalcanara]

Thanks for your wonderful site

[@HiSkippy]

Love this song. Thank you do much!!!

[@20Hikecdt23]

I figured out how to print you tabs but what if we wish to have it in real music notation?(I’m studying Tin Whistle: A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle). This book teaches one to read music to play the whistle. I guess I could just look to purchase this music for Tin Whistle.

[@DonutGameClips]

I bought and received a copper whistle from Amazon yesterday and it sounds nothing like yours. I'm interested in a deeper tone like a bass. What are they called and what's the best source, please?

[@balladier11]

Hi. what a lovely person you are and a lovely voice too and a beautiful whistle player I would love to here your version of The Lonesome Boatman

[@sirwolfi4156]

Thank you so much for uploading this beautiful tune! One question, though: Coming from playing the recorder as a child, I was surprised to see you not providing notes but rather tabs. I've gotten somewhat used to reading that, too. But I have to ask: Why tabs and not notes to include the rhythm? 🤔

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

@@sirwolfi4156 you can find sheet music to most traditional music on thesession.org 😊 I don't use sheet music, I play by ear and work out all my covers by listening. Tabs act as a reference for those who like to mostly learn by ear ❤️ if I add existing sheet music, it's likely different to what I'm playing (and I'm not confident enough to accurately write my own musical score for my arrangements) so I just stick with tabs. x

[@sirwolfi4156]

​@@CutiepieTinWhistle I see! That makes perfect sense. 🙂 It's definitely an interesting new way of learning a piece for me. Thank you so much for clarifying!

[@JorgecleyPereira]

Perfect, Perfect. 😙👏💘

[@stephenirvin8556]

A wonderful song to hear you play would be "the longing" from Patty Gurdy. It would be awesome on a high whistle.

[@orcelettafallskin7545]

I wonder maybe u can play more Faun's music? Faun's musics are the best for tin whistle

[@martinlaird4738]

You can cross finger that half holed B to get the C Nat I think, might be easier

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Yes you can 😊 though the half hole was easier for me in this tune, as it enables you to slide into the note easily (if you want to add any extra styling 😊 )

[@susien9883]

I was wondering, how come you don't keep the top hole covered when playing the high d? Is it to move to the high f# quicker?🤔

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

It's quicker and easier in general I find 😊

[@drceballos]

Nice tune Stephanie, thank you. Hopefully by now the swelling and redness is gone and you have two normal ankles.

[@HiSkippy]

I'd love to hear you play Bonnie Portmore, unless you have done it already.... Love your music talent!!!

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Send me a link, I'll check it out.

[@thomasspeight3797]

Good girl Cutie.

[@gaylehumphrey6000]

A show kin farewell

[@dermotdonnelly5495]

Just a suggestion to help us novice tin whistle players; could you say what key the tune is played in on each tin whistle. I have a D whistle and I think you play the tune in the key of G on the D whistle. Am I correct?

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

It says on screen the name and key of each whistle before I play it :)

[@dermotdonnelly5495]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle Thanks for the reply. What you say is absolutely correct. I know the key of the whistle. The tune ends with the bottom three fingers raised which on a D whistle is the note G. The last note of a tune usually, but not always, means that that is the key of the song. So my question is when I play the tab above on a D whistle, am I playing the tune in the key of G on a D whistle? Or alternatively, am I completely bonkers😀?

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

@@dermotdonnelly5495 you can check the key of the tune based on the last note and any sharps/flats within the tune. On a D whistle, you'd likely be playing in the key of G yes 😊

[@dermotdonnelly5495]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle Thanks for that and really appreciate your videos.

[@Hoireabard]

Super!

[@glenndent6626]

Aho Stephanie, If that bite is from a spider you need to get to the emergency room now to have it attended to. I let one go too long once and had to have antibiotics intravenously daily for fourteen days. The redness that spreads outward from the bite of a spider is a type of staff infection that spreads underneath the skin. In my case, if I would have let it go much longer it could have killed me. Please Stephanie, if you haven't had it looked at yet please do so forthwith. Toksa Akhe Mitakuye.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Ant bites I think 😆 just a silly reaction to them. Glad to hear your bite was taken care of eventually!

[@glenndent6626]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle Glad to hear it's only ants. Over the counter hydrocortisone cream (if you're not allergic) should help with the itch. Terbinafine Hydrocloride (Lamisil) should help with the redness. My spider bite happened several years ago. I did the typical man thing and decided that I didn't need to go to the doctor, that it would take care of itself. I've learned that sometimes my wife knows better than I do. Be Well. Until next time.

[@anujadeore8388]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle If anything, I would suggest massaging the swollen area. That should stimulate the lymphatic vessels and thus move fluid away from the ankle. If the reaction persists, see an actual doctor :)

[@danieleddington6787]

Do you have sheet music for this in D?

[@marinevet7273]

Are there tin whistles that are accurate and playable for $100.00

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Plenty! Susato, Tony Dixon, you can probably pick up second hand Killarney, Lír or McNeela Wild whistles for that price. Freeman Tweaked whistles are lovely too!

[@dashingtexan]

Where can I obtain the Susato Kildare Low G, I’m having trouble finding it. Love the way that flute sounds. Thank you.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

From the Susato website, or Amazon I imagine.

[@Rhavaniel12319]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle is that a Susato Oriole High Bb? I love it so beautiful if it is.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

@@Rhavaniel12319 it is 😊

[@endofword2012]

I'd like to see the song of: Leo Rojas - Farewell

[@conormcd7479]

Could you do Grace good song.... and a good story behind it.. would be great if you could

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Send me a link, I'll take a look.

[@conormcd7479]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX7JZ3yvf65jm5Y

[@leprechaun947]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHu5dmynqdKaaas

[@leprechaun947]

This is a nice version, but I'd love to see it with tabs; I find that much easier.

[@fincaalcanara]

My request would be “the Ivory Lady” by Anxo Lorenzo.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Send me a link, I'll check it out.

[@claidheamdanns]

CutiePie, here’s the proper pronunciation: forvo.com/search/Ashokan/ Incidentally, I pronounced it exactly like you did here, for years, until I was corrected by locals.

[@gunnsmoke357]

What tabs don’t match what’s being played on the video. Oh well ..I’ll just play it by ear.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

They do 😊 the tabs simply notate the main notes of the tune though, and not the ornaments. So that might be where you're hearing the difference. Tabs get a little confusing when you try to notate ornaments. But if you listen to the tune into you can hum it, then try the tabs, you should be good to go!

[@gunnsmoke357]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle My apologies teacher you’re right I’ve only begun learning this craft. Haha. Cheers.

[@kenkoellner9421]

Don't get why one c# is half-holed and one is cross-fingered. Gosh darn, the button notation is not friendly, there's not timing information from it either.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Feel free to play the c# whichever way is easiest for you 👍 as for the tabs, they're mostly used as reference for those who wish to play by ear and remember how the tune sounds when played, much like you'd remember how to sing a song. If you'd prefer to user musical score, you can find most traditional tunes in sheet format and even ABC notation on thesession.org

[@kenkoellner9421]

@@CutiepieTinWhistle Thanks so much for the reply. I did take a look the song in notation. What I'm trying to figure out is a few high notes on the video are substituted with lower notes that work better on a whistle and one low-C, which obviously isn't playable on a D whistle, is substituted. At some point when I find time (I'm working on learning another tune right now), I'll revisit the video and follow along with the notation score and mark up the note substitutions. You're playing is beautiful. I'm just a novice and wish I could put in the ornaments and subtleties like in the video.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

@@kenkoellner9421 I have a video on how you add ornaments to any tune, and how to play basic ornaments if they'd be if any use to you? 😊

[@alapikomamalolonui6424]

Right,.. so,.. what the heck bit'cha then?

[@LgiovanniF]

Anyone else hearing "and tegrin spelled backwards is nirget."

[@chadshowman7760]

Found out I was a scottish boy at 40 😂.

[@brianmitchell132]

This channel seems to be geared to mostly Celtic music. Have you ever considered doing some Kwela music? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJjLlKqLlruVrNU It's from South Africa

[@usernamemykel]

So what if you bus-crash the pronunciation, you play it as beautiful as yourself. Do not fret, after all you're not playing a guitar...

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Haha. It's a regular occurrence 🤣😆