How to Play Follow Me Up on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner
Follow Me Up is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in a dorian (118 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Follow Me Up start A B A G E G G A G A B 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 Follow Me Up with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A B A G E G G A G A B D E D B A B A G E G G G E D B B A A G G E D B B A A A G E A G E D B A B A G E G G B A G A B D E G E D B B A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:4168 T:Follow Me Up R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:ABAG EG G2|AGAB dedB|ABAG EG G2|1 gedB BAAG:|2 gedB BA A2||! agea gedB|ABAG EG G2|agea gedB|GBdB BA A2|! agea gedB|ABAG EGGB|AGAB d3 e|gedB BA A2|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/4168 setting 4168
Fingering chart
Follow Me Up uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, G6, A6.
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