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How to Play George White's Favourite on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

George White's Favourite is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (250 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for George White's Favourite start B D E B B E B D B A G A… 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 George White's Favourite with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:718
T:George White's Favourite
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:Bd|eB ~B2 eBdB|AGAB GEDE|GB (3BBB GABd|eBdB A2 Bd|! eB ~B2 eBdB|AGAB GEDE|GABd gedB|AGAB G2:|! |:de|gede gaba|g2ga gede|dega bgag|eaa^g a2 =ga|! bg (3ege d2 de|gede gaba|(3gag (3fgf (3efe dB|AGAB G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/718 setting 718

Fingering chart

George White's Favourite uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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