How to Play Lady Gordon's on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner
Lady Gordon's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in d major (121 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Lady Gordon's start F# E D F# A B D E F# D E F#… 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Lady Gordon's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# E D F# A B D E F# D E F# D B B A F# B A B D F# A F# G E F# D D A D E F# G A B A F# E D B C# D E G F# E D B B A F# B A B D E F# A A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:4954 T:Lady Gordon's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:FEDF A3B|defd efdB|BAFB ABdf|afge fddA:|! d2fd adfd|Adfd (3Bcd ef|d2fd adfd|ABde fddc|! defg ~a3b|afed (3Bcd eg|fedB BAFB|ABde faa2|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/4954 setting 4954
Fingering chart
Lady Gordon's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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