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How to Play Saint Anne's on the Tin Whistle

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

Saint Anne's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in D major — 236 notes, difficulty 5/5.

The tin whistle notes for Saint Anne's start F# E D F# E D C# B A F# A 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 Saint Anne's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:103
T:Saint Anne's
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:fedf edcB|A2FA DAFA|B2GB EBGB|A2FA DAFA|! fedf edcB|A2FA DAFA|BGed cABc|eddc d2 de:|! |:f2fg fedc|Bggf g2gf|edcB ABce|baa^g abag|! f2fg fedc|Bggf g2gf|edcB ABcd|eddc d2 de:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/103 setting 103 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Saint Anne's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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