How to Play Bill Sullivan's on the Tin Whistle
A major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
Bill Sullivan's is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in A major — 116 notes, difficulty 1/5.
The tin whistle notes for Bill Sullivan's start A A F# E C# A F# E C# A 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 Bill Sullivan's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A A F# E C# A F# E C# A F# E C# B A C# E E C# D F# F# A C# E E A C# B A B C# E E A D F# F# C# E B C# B A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:481 T:Bill Sullivan's R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Amajor |:a2 a>f|ec a>f|ec a>f|ec BA|! a2 a>f|ec a2|ce B>c|BA A2:|! |:ce ec|df fA|ce eA|cB AB|! ce eA|df f2|ce B>c|BA A2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/481 setting 481 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Bill Sullivan's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6.
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