How to Play Down The Broom on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

Down The Broom is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (240 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Down The Broom start E A A G A A D E G G E F#… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Down The Broom with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:514
T:Down The Broom
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:EAAG ~A2Ad|eg~g2 (3efg ed|BGGF {A}G2GE|DEGA BA~A2|! EAAG {B}A2Bd|eg~g2 eg~g2|eggf gaba|1 gedB BAAG:|2 gedB BAeg||! |:a2eg ageg|agbg agef|~g2eg dgeg|gbaf gedg|! a2eg ageg|agbg aged|eg~g2 gaba|1 gedB BAeg:|2 gedB BAFA||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/514 setting 514

Fingering chart

Down The Broom uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#5

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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