How to Play The Ashplant on the Tin Whistle
E dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner
The Ashplant is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in e dorian (106 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Ashplant start B E E B A G A B E E G A… 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 The Ashplant with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B E E B A G A B E E G A B E E B A B D G E D B A G A B E B F# B E B B E D B A G A B E B F# D E F# D B A G A B E B F# B E B B E D B A G A B C# D E F# G A G E D B A G A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:726 T:The Ashplant R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edorian BE~E2 BAGA|BE~E2 ~G3A|BE~E2 BABd|gedB A2GA|! BE~E2 BAGA|BE~E2 ~G3A|~B3A (3Bcd ef|gedB A2GA||! B2eB fBeB|~B2ed BAGA|B2eB ~f3d|efdB A2GA|! B2eB fBeB|~B2ed BAGA|(3Bcd ef ~g3a|gedB A2GA|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/726 setting 726
Fingering chart
The Ashplant uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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