How to Play Hanly's on the Tin Whistle
C major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
Hanly's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in C major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in c major (110 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Hanly's start G E G A G A C D E D C 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Hanly's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G E G A G A C D E D C A A G E G A G A C A G E E D D E G G A G E D E G A G G E D A A E A A G E A G E D E C A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1664 T:Hanly's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Cmajor |:G2EG A2GA|cded cAA2|G2EG A2GA|cAGE EDD2:|! egga gede|~g2ag ged2|egga gede|cded cA~A2|! egga gede|~g2ag geda|~a2ea agea|gede cA~A2| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1664 setting 1664
Fingering chart
Hanly's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6.
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