How to Play The Dublin Porter on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Dublin Porter is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in g major (229 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Dublin Porter start B A B C D B C B A B C D… 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 The Dublin Porter with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B A B C D B C B A B C D E C D D C D C A G F# E D A D B D A F# G G F# G D B D G F# G E A A E A A E A A F# G A F# G F# E F# G G F# G D B D G F# G E A A E A A E A A F# G A F# G D E F# F# G A F# G E D C
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:836 T:The Dublin Porter R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:~B3A BcdB|cBAB cdec|d2dc dcAG|(3FED AD BDAF|! DBBA BcdB|cBAB cdef|g2fg ecAG|1 FGAF G2GA:|2 FGAF GABd||! |:g2gf gdBd|g2fg eA~A2|eA~A2 eA~A2|fgaf gfef|! g2gf gdBd|g2fg eA~A2|eA~A2 eA~A2|1 fgaf gdef:|2 fgaf gedc|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/836 setting 836
Fingering chart
The Dublin Porter uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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