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How to Play John Naughton's on the Tin Whistle

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

John Naughton's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (249 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2212
T:John Naughton's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
G|:EA (3AAA Bded|BG (3GGG BGAG|EA (3AAA Bdef|gedB BAAG|! EA (3AAA Bded|BG (3GGG BGAG|EA (3AAA Bdef|gedB BAAG:|! |:a3 a aged|Bdef g2 fg|a3 a agef|gedB BA A2|! a3 a aged|Bdef g3 a|ba (3aaa agef|gedB BA A2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2212 setting 2212

Fingering chart

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

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

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