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How to Play Johnny Allen's on the Tin Whistle

D mixolydian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

Johnny Allen's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d mixolydian (218 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Johnny Allen's start F# G A B A G F# G A C 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Johnny Allen's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:278
T:Johnny Allen's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
|:FG|A3B AGFG|AccB c2Bc|A3B AGFE|DGGF G2FG|! A3B AGFG|Adde f3g|afge fded|dcAF G2:|! |:FG|A3g fded|Add^c dAFG|A3g fded|dcAF G2FG|! A3g fded|Add^c defg|afge fded|dcAF G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/278 setting 278

Fingering chart

Johnny Allen's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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