How to Play Bean An Tí Ar Lár on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner

Bean An Tí Ar Lár is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (123 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Bean An Tí Ar Lár start B A G F# E D F# D G E F# 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.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Bean An Tí Ar Lár with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1370
T:Bean An Tí Ar Lár
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
B|:AGFE D2FD|GEFE Ddcd|AGFE DEFD|1 EG=cA BGEB:|2 EG=cA BGEd||! cdec A3d|cdec ABcB|cdec ABAG|EG=cA BGEd|! cdec A3d|cdec ABcd|cdeg fdec|ABcA BdcB||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1370 setting 1370

Fingering chart

Bean An Tí Ar Lár uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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