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How to Play Paddy's Trip To Scotland on the Tin Whistle

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

Paddy's Trip To Scotland is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (231 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1303
T:Paddy's Trip To Scotland
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:dA~A2 BAGF|GABd cABc|d2ed cABc|dfed cABc|! dA~A2 BAGF|GABd cABc|d2ed cABc|1 dfec d2dc:|2 dfec d2dB||! |:Adfd Adfd|~g3f edcB|Acec Acec|~f3e dcBc|! Adfd Adfd|~g3f efge|aA~A2 BABc|1 dfec d2dB:|2 dfec dABc||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1303 setting 1303

Fingering chart

Paddy's Trip To Scotland uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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