How to Play Sean Reid's on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
Sean Reid's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G 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 g major (220 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Sean Reid's start D G G B G G C A A D B 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Sean Reid's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D G G B G G C A A D B C A D G G F# G A B D C A F# G A G G D G G A G F# D E F# D G E F# D C A D G G G F# D E F# D C A A G G G A G F# D E F# G F# D C A D G G B G A G F# D C A A G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2249 T:Sean Reid's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:DG~G2 BG~G2|cA~A2 dBcA|DGGF GABd|cAFG AGG2|! DG~G2 BG~G2|cA~A2 d2ef|g2ag gfde|fdcA AGG2:|! |:dgga gfde|fdge fdcA|dg~g2 gfde|fdcA AGG2|! ~g3a gfde|~f3g fdcA|dg~g2 bgag|fdcA AGG2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2249 setting 2249
Fingering chart
Sean Reid's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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