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How to Play The Belles Of Tipperary on the Tin Whistle

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

The Belles Of Tipperary is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (240 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Belles Of Tipperary start D A A D E F# A D E F# E 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:769
T:The Belles Of Tipperary
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:dA ~A2 DEFA|defe dBBA|~B2 AF ABde|fede fe (3eee|! dA ~A2 DEFA|defe dBBA|~B2 AF ABdB|AFEG FDD2:|! |:faab afdf|gfed (3Bcd ef|~g3 f gbag|fgaf egfe|! dB~B2 AF~F2|DFBF ABdf|gfef dBAF|Aaag fed2:|
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Fingering chart

The Belles Of Tipperary uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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