How to Play My Maryanne on the Tin Whistle
C major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
My Maryanne is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in C major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in c major (125 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for My Maryanne start D C D E D C A G B A D D… 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 My Maryanne with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D C D E D C A G B A D D E D C A B C D E D C A G E F A G E F G A B E G G E C B C D E A A G A G E D E G G E D F E D C A G A C C D E G G E C B C D E A A B A G E F G E F D E F G E D C A G A C
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2912
T:My Maryanne
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Cmajor
d|cded cAGB|Adde dcAB|cded cAGE|FAGE FGAB|! cded cAGB|Adde dcAB|cded cAGE|F2(GE) ({F}ED) D2|! egge cBcd|eaag aged|egge dfed|cAGA c2 cd|! egge cBcd|eaab agef|gefd (3efg ed|cAGA c4|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2912 setting 2912Fingering chart
My Maryanne uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6, B6.
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