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:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/3022 setting 3022
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.
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