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How to Play Gerry Commane's on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

Gerry Commane's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (236 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Gerry Commane's start D E D C# A G E A G A B 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 Gerry Commane's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:364
T:Gerry Commane's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:d2ed cAGE|~A3G AB (3cBA|d2ed dcAF|DGGF ~G2AF|! GAEA DEFG|(3ABA dc defg|a2ge fded|1 fdAF (3GAG fe:|2 fdAF (3GAG fg:|! |:~a3b agfg|a2af (3gag fg|adbd agfe|defd ~g2fg|! ~a3g (3fgf ed|cA~A2 ~f3g|a2ge fded|1 fdAF (3GAG fg:|2 fdAF (3GAG fe:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/364 setting 364

Fingering chart

Gerry Commane's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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