How to Play John Doherty's on the Tin Whistle
e minor · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
John Doherty's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in e minor (118 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for John Doherty's start E A A B C B A G B D 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 John Doherty's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A B C B A G B D C B A G A E A A B C D E G G E D G E A A E A A G E D B D G B G E D B D G G F# E G G E D B G B B A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:36969 T:John Doherty's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Eminor |:EAAB c2BA|GBdc BAGA|EAAB cdeg|gedg eAA2:|! |:eaag edBd|g2bg edBd|g2gf egge|dBgB BAA2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/18871 setting 36969
Fingering chart
John Doherty's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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