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 after repeat-expansion).
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.
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
Fingering chart
Miss McLeod's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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