How to Play The Old Wheels Of The World on the Tin Whistle
D mixolydian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Old Wheels Of The World is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D mixolydian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in d mixolydian (240 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Old Wheels Of The World start E A A A E A A A G E D E… 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 The Old Wheels Of The World with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A A E A A A G E D E G G A A B C B C D E F# G E D G F# G D G G G D G G G E A A A E A A A D G G G G E F# G A F# G E D C B C D G G G D G G G E A A A E A A A D G G G G E F# G A F# G E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:431 T:The Old Wheels Of The World R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmixolydian |:eAAA eAAA|GEDE G3G|A2AB cBcd|efge dgfg|! eAAA eAAA|GEDE G3G|A2AB cBcd|efge dcBc||! dggg dggg|eaaa eaaa|dggg gefg|afge dcBc|! dggg dggg|eaaa eaaa|dggg gefg|afge d3d:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/431 setting 431
Fingering chart
The Old Wheels Of The World uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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