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How to Play Sporting Nell on the Tin Whistle

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

Sporting Nell 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 A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (119 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Sporting Nell start A D F# E D A D B A B A G… 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 Sporting Nell with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1781
T:Sporting Nell
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
AD (3FED A2 dB|ABAG EFGB|AD (3FED A2 dB|ABGE EDDB|! AD (3FED A2 dB|ABAG EFGB|AD (3FED A2 dB|~A2 GE ED D2||! cdec d3 B|cdef gedB|cdec d2 dB|cAGE ED D2|! cdec d3 B|cdef gedf|eaag efed|cAGE ED D2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1781 setting 1781

Fingering chart

Sporting Nell uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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