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How to Play Jackson's on the Tin Whistle

E dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

Jackson's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in e dorian (213 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1311
T:Jackson's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edorian
|:e3d B2dB|A3B A2GF|E2FA BAFB|ABdf eBB2|! e3d B2dB|A3B A2GF|EFGA B2ef|gefd Beed:|! e3d Bdeg|fddc dfaf|gfed Bdd2|BdAd BEEE|! e3d Bdeg|fdad bdad|bagf gfed|BdAd BEEE|! e3d Bdeg|fddc dfaf|gfed Bdef|g3a bgef|! g2ef g2eg|fddc d2fa|bagf g2gf|gbgf efgf||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1311 setting 1311

Fingering chart

Jackson's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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