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How to Play Miss Monaghan on the Tin Whistle

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

Miss Monaghan is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (230 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Miss Monaghan start D E D F# A A D B B A F# A… 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 Monaghan with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:471
T:Miss Monaghan
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:D2ED FAAd|B2BA FABc|d2dB ABde|fede fee2|! {E}D2ED FAAd|~B3A FABc|d2dB ABdB|(3AGF EG FDD2:|! |:faab afdf|gefd edBc|~d3B ABde|fede fee2|! faab afdf|g2fd edBc|d2dB ABdB|AFEG FDD2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/471 setting 471

Fingering chart

Miss Monaghan uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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