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.
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