How to Play Fred Finn's on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
Fred Finn's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in d major (228 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Fred Finn's start A F# A B D E F# D E 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Fred Finn's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A F# A B D E F# D E C# D C# D B E E G B A F# F# D F# A F# F# D A D B D A F# D F# A F# G F# E D F# B B A B A F# B B A F# E D E F# D A D B D A F# D F# A F# G F# E D B A G B A B D E F# A E G F# D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:452 T:Fred Finn's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:A3F ABde|fdec d2cd|BEE2 ~G3B|AFF2 dFAF|! ~A3F ABde|fdec d2cd|BAGB ABde|faeg fdd2:|! |:fdad bdaf|dfaf gfed|fbba ~b3a|fbba fede|! fdad bdaf|dfaf gfed|BAGB ABde|faeg fdd2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/452 setting 452
Fingering chart
Fred Finn's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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