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How to Play Cronin's on the Tin Whistle

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

Cronin's is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g major (250 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:478
T:Cronin's
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:BA|GABd dBde|gage dega|bage dBGA|BAAG AcBA|! GABd dBde|gage dega|bage dBAc|AGGF G2:|! |:(3efg|afd^c d2ga|beed e2ga|bg (3agf gedB|BAAG AcBA|! GABd dBde|gage dega|bage dBAB|G2 GF G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/478 setting 478

Fingering chart

Cronin's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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