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How to Play I Wish The French Would Take Them on the Tin Whistle

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

I Wish The French Would Take Them 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 G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (216 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for I Wish The French Would Take Them start D E G A B G B C B A G E… 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 I Wish The French Would Take Them with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:34086
T:I Wish The French Would Take Them
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:DEGA B2 GB|c2 BA GE E2|DEGA B2 dB|GAAG ABGE|! DEGA B2 GB|c2 BA GE E2|DEGA B2 dB|GBAF G4:|! |:gfed efge|dcBA GE E2|Bded efge|dBAG E2 GE|! DEGA B2 GB|c2 BA GE E2|DEGA B2 dB|GBAF G4:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/17670 setting 34086

Fingering chart

I Wish The French Would Take Them uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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