How to Play Hand Me Down The Tacklings on the Tin Whistle
A major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
Hand Me Down The Tacklings is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in a major (112 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Hand Me Down The Tacklings start E A A B C# B A G# E E D G#… 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 Hand Me Down The Tacklings with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A B C# B A G# E E D G# E E D E A A B C# B A D B G# C# B A A A E E F# E D C# B D D E D C# B C# A B B E D B G# C# B A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:5037 T:Hand Me Down The Tacklings R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Amajor |:EAAB c2 BA|GEED GEED|EAAB c2 BA|dBGc BA A2:|! Aeef e2 dc|Bdde d2 cB|Aeef e2 dc|dBGc BA A2|! Aeef e2 dc|Bdde d2 cB|c3 A B2 Be|dBGc BA A2| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/5037 setting 5037
Fingering chart
Hand Me Down The Tacklings uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.
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