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How to Play The Boys On The Hilltop on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

The Boys On The Hilltop is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (117 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Boys On The Hilltop start A A C B A G E G G F# G A… 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Boys On The Hilltop with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1197
T:The Boys On The Hilltop
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Adorian
A2 Ac B2 AG|EGGF G2 AG|EA ~A2 BGBd|egdB BAGB|! AGAc BGAG|EGGF G2 AB|c2 ec B2 GB|dBGA BAGB||! A2 Bd egdB|GBd^c defg|agfd egdB|GBdB BA A2|! ~a2 fd egdB|GBd^c defg|afge fdef|g2 ag gedB||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1197 setting 1197

Fingering chart

The Boys On The Hilltop uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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