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How to Play Rip The Calico on the Tin Whistle

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

Rip The Calico 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 G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (182 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:719
T:Rip The Calico
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:~d2dc defd|ed (3Bcd egfe|~d2dc defd|efdB AGAB:|! |:dB~B2 gefd|ed (3Bcd egfe|dB~B2 gefd|1 efdB A4:|2 efdB ~A2Ae||! faaf gefd|ed (3Bcd egfe|fa~a2 gefd|efdB ~A2Ae|! faaf gefd|ed (3Bcd egfe|fa~a2 bfaf|~e2ef gefe||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/719 setting 719

Fingering chart

Rip The Calico uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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