How to Play Eania's Fancy on the Tin Whistle

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

Eania's Fancy is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (217 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:8750
T:Eania's Fancy
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:ABAG FADE|F2 AF GE E2|A3 G FADE|DF F2 EFDF|! ABAG FADE|F2 AF GE E2|DEFA B2 ed|cABc d4:|! d3 e f2 ed|cA (3AAA cA (3AAA|dcde f2 ed|B2 ed e3 c|! d3 e f2 ed|cA (3AAA cA (3AAA|dcde f2 ed|cABc d3 A|! d3 e f2 ed|cA (3AAA cA (3AAA|d2 de f2 ed|Beed e3 c|! dcde f2 ed|cA (3AAA cAGE|DEFA Beed|cAGE D4|
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Fingering chart

Eania's Fancy uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.

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

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