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How to Play O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 12/8 · 200 BPM · Slide · Intermediate

O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin is a slide you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (12/8, around 200 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slide in a dorian (227 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin start A B C B C B C D E F# G F#… 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 O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:5381
T:O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:A2B|c2B c2B c2d e2f|gfe agf gfe dBA|! G2B d2d edB dBA|G2B dBd edB d2B|! c2B c2B c2d e2f|gfe agf gfe d2B|! A2a a2f g2e d2B|c2c ~B3 A3:|! A2B|cec A2B cec Adc|B/c/dB Gdc BdB GdB|! cec A2B c2d e2f|gfe agf gfe d2B|! cec A2B cec Adc|B/c/dB Gdc BdB G2B|! A2a a2f g2e d2B|c2c ~B3 A3||
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Fingering chart

O'Connell's Farewell To Dublin 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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