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How to Play Terry Teahan's on the Tin Whistle

C major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Intermediate

Terry Teahan's is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in C major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Polka in c major (154 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:31155
T:Terry Teahan's
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Cmajor
|:dc {d}cA|GA/B/ cd|eg {a}gf|df/d/ cA|! Gc {d}cA|GA/B/ cd|eg {a}gf|df/d/ cc:|! eg gg|^f/g/a ge|cd/=f/ gd|ed cA|! Gg gg|^f/g/a ge|cd/=f/ gd|ed cc|! eg gg|^f/g/a ge|cd/=f/ gd|ed cA|! Gc {d}cA|GA/B/ cd|eg {a}gf|df/d/ cc||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/16443 setting 31155

Fingering chart

Terry Teahan's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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