How to Play Jack Rowe on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
Jack Rowe is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in g major (252 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Jack Rowe start F# F# G F# E D E F# G A B C… 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 Jack Rowe with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# F# G F# E D E F# G A B C B A G B D G E F# G D B G B A F# G F# E D G E F# D D F# E F# G E F# D E F# E B B B B E F# G E F# D E F# G F# E F# G A B A G E F# G F# E D E D C B C B A G B D B C B A G E D E G A B D G E D E G A B G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2323 T:Jack Rowe R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:F3F GFED|(3EFG AB c2 BA|GBdg (3efg dB|GBAF GFED|! (3EFG AF GFED|(3EFG AB c2BA|G3B AGAB|1 GEDE GABG:|2 GEDE GABd||! |:g3e fddf|efge fdef|eB (3BBB efge|fdef gfef|! ga (3bag ef (3gfe|dedc BcBA|GBdB c2 BA|1 GEDE GABd:|2 GEDE GABG|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2323 setting 2323
Fingering chart
Jack Rowe uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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