How to Play I Wish I Never Saw You on the Tin Whistle

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

I Wish I Never Saw You 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 A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (220 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for I Wish I Never Saw You start E D B A G G A B D A C B 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 I Wish I Never Saw You with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2666
T:I Wish I Never Saw You
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:edBA G2 GA|BdAc BE E2|G2 GE DEGA|AGdB A2 Bd|! edBA G2 GA|BdAc BE E2|G2 GE DEGA|dBAc BG G2:|! |:dedc BGBd|e2 af gfef|dedc BGBd|egfa g2 Bc|! d2 dc BGBd|eaaf gfef|d3 f e3 g|fgaf g4:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2666 setting 2666

Fingering chart

I Wish I Never Saw You uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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