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How to Play Farewell To Connaught on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

Farewell To Connaught is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d mixolydian (234 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Farewell To Connaught start D F# E D F# G A B C C 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:981
T:Farewell To Connaught
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:D2 (3FED FGAB|c2cd cA ~G2|Add^c d2 cd|ed^cd edcA|! D2 (3FED FGAB|c2 (3Bcd cA ~G2|ABAG EGAB|cAGE ED ~D2:|! |:eggf ~g2 ed|cded cA ~A2|eaag ~a3g|eaag edcd|! eggf ~g2 ed|cded dAAG|ABAG EGAB|cAGE ED ~D2:|
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Fingering chart

Farewell To Connaught uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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