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How to Play Corney Is Coming on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

Corney Is Coming is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (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 d major (243 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Corney Is Coming start A D D C# D E F# D C# A B 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 Corney Is Coming with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:943
T:Corney Is Coming
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:Addc defd|cABG EFGE|Addc defg|af (3gfe fdec|! Addc defd|cABG EFGE|Addc defd|1 gece eddc:|2 gece eddA||! |:dcdf afdB|=cdef ge^ce|dcdf afdf|~g2ag edd2|! [1afdf afdf|gece gece|defg ~a3f|~g2ag eddA:|! [2afdf ~a3f|gece ~g3e|defg ~a3f|~g2ag edd2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/943 setting 943

Fingering chart

Corney Is Coming 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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