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How to Play Miss McLeod's on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

Miss McLeod's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in G major — 224 notes, difficulty 4/5.

The tin whistle notes for Miss McLeod's start G B G A G B G B B A B C… 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 Miss McLeod's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:75
T:Miss McLeod's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:G2 BG AGBG|B2 BA BcBA|G2 BG AGBG|A2 AG AcBA|! G2 BG AGBG|B2 BA B2 d2|e2 ef edef|gfed BcBA:|! |:G2 gf edeg|B2 BA BcBA|G2 gf edeg|a2 ag aeef|! g2 gf edeg|BcBA B2 d2|edef edef|gfed BcBA:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/75 setting 75 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Miss McLeod's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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