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How to Play Johnny Going To Ceili on the Tin Whistle

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

Johnny Going To Ceili is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d mixolydian (106 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Johnny Going To Ceili start A G A D D C A A G E D E… 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 Going To Ceili with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

A G A D D C A A G E D E G A G A D C A C A G E D D E G E D C D E D E G A G E G E D C A G A C D E D D D D E G E D C D E D E G A G E A A G E D C# A C# D E D D

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2504
T:Johnny Going To Ceili
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmixolydian
A3G Addc|A2AG EDEG|A~G3 A2dc|AcAG EDD2|! A2 AG Addc|(3AAA AG EDEG|A~G3 A2dc|AcAG EDD2|! e~g3 edcd|edeg a3g|e~g3 edcA|GAcd ed (3ddd|! e~g3 edcd|edeg a3g|e(a{b}ag) e3d|^cAcd edd2|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2504 setting 2504

Fingering chart

Johnny Going To Ceili uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, G6, A6.

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

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