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How to Play Johnny Give Me Your Thing on the Tin Whistle

a minor · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

Johnny Give Me Your Thing is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in a minor (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 a minor — 234 notes, difficulty 5/5.

The tin whistle notes for Johnny Give Me Your Thing start A G E G A G E G A B C A… 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 Give Me Your Thing with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:52476
T:Johnny Give Me Your Thing
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Aminor
|:AGEG AGEG|ABcA BGGB|ABcd edcB|ABcd efge|! a2af g2bg|edcB cBcd|ecdB cABG|1 EAAG ABcB:|2 E2A2A4||! |:agea agea|agef g2fg|a2ab aged|cBcd efge|! a2af g2bg|edcB cBcd|ecdB cABG|1 E2A2A4:|2 EAAG ABcB||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/25012 setting 52476 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Johnny Give Me Your Thing uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
G6
A6
B6

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