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How to Play The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 130 BPM · Strathspey · Intermediate

The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper is a strathspey you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 130 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Strathspey in g major (117 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper start D G B G D B G B D G B G… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

D G B G D B G B D G B G E A A B D G B G D G B G D C B A G G D C B A G G G D G G D G B G A G B G E A A D G G D G B G A G B G D G G G B E G D G B G D C B A G G

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:35595
T:The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper
R:strathspey
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:D>G B>G d>B G>B|D>G B>G E<A A>B|D>G B>G D>G B<g|1 d>c B>A G2G2:|2 d>c B>A G2Gg||! |:d<gg2 d>g b>g|a>g b>g e<aa2|1 d<gg2 d>g b>g|a>g b>g d<gg2:|2 g<b e<g d<g B<g|d>c B>A G2G2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/18243 setting 35595

Fingering chart

The Duchess Of Atholl's Slipper uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
G6
A6
B6

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