How to Play I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue on the Tin Whistle

G major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner

I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Polka in g major (196 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue start G A B C E D G B D E D C 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.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:3022
T:I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:G A/B/ ce|dGB2|d e/d/ cA|AGB2|! G A/B/ ce|dGB2|d e/d/ cA|AGG2:|! d e/f/ g f/e/|dGB2|d e/d/ cA|AGB2|! d e/f/ g f/e/|dGB2|d e/d/ cA|AGG2:|
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Fingering chart

I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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