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How to Play The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure on the Tin Whistle

e minor · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in e minor (232 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure start E F# E D E F# A B F# A F# D… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:733
T:The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Eminor
|:E2 F/E/D E2 FA|BFAF DEFA|B2 Bd e2 ed|BdAF DEFD|! E2 F/E/D E2 FA|BFAF DEFA|B2 Bd e2 ed|BdAF FEED:|! |:Beee Befe|BdAF DEFA|f2 fe f2 fe|dBAF DEFA! Beee Befe|BdAF DEFA|f2 fe defe|dBAF E3 z:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/733 setting 733

Fingering chart

The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6.

D5
E5
F#5
A5
B5
D6
E6
F#6

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