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How to Play Byrne's on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Intermediate

Byrne's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in d major (274 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1143
T:Byrne's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:AF|(3FEF (3GFG AFDA|dA (3Bcd ecAg|fdge fdec|(3dcB cd ecAG|! (3FEF (3GFG AFDA|dA (3Bcd ecAg|fdge fdec|dfec d2:|! |:cd|ecAc efge|afdf bgeg|afdf geaf|(3gfe fd ecAG|! (3FEF (3GFG AFDA|dA (3Bcd ecAg|fdge fdec|dfec d2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1143 setting 1143

Fingering chart

Byrne's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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