How to Play The Bunch Of Green Rushes on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

The Bunch Of Green Rushes is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d mixolydian (182 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Bunch Of Green Rushes start D C A G A F D C A G C A… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

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ABC notation

X:1335
T:The Bunch Of Green Rushes
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
d|:cAGA ~=F3d|cAGc AddA|cAGA =F2eg|^fdec Ad~d2:|! |:AddA cAGA|~=FGAc {d}cAG2|AddA cAGA|1 cdeg {a}gedc:|2 cdeg {a}gece||! d2^fd adfd|c2ec gcec|d2fd adfd|cAGc ADDA|! d2fd adfd|c2ec gceg|gf (3gfe fedc|dcAG Add||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1335 setting 1335

Fingering chart

The Bunch Of Green Rushes uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, G5, A5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

F#6

Tin whistle notes

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ABC notation

Fingering chart

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