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How to Play Bunker Hill on the Tin Whistle

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

Bunker Hill is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d mixolydian (181 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Bunker Hill start C A G E C E D E D E F# G… 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 Bunker Hill with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:207
T:Bunker Hill
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:cA|GEcE D2ED|(3EFG AB ~c2Bc|ABAG EF~G2|ABcA d2:|! cA|Gc~c2 ec~c2|Gc{d}cB cBAG|Ad~d2 fd~d2|Ad{e}dB cBAG|! (3EFG AB cAdB|cAdB c2Bc|(3dcB (3cBA BGAF|GBcA d2||! ge|fd~d2 ad~d2|fadf a2gf|ge (3eee gebe|gbeg b2ag|! fd~d2 fdad|dBAB ~c2Bc|(3dcB (3cBA BGAF|GBcA d2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/207 setting 207

Fingering chart

Bunker Hill uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, F#6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
F#6
A6

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