How to Play The Banks Of The Ilen on the Tin Whistle

The Banks Of The Ilen is a strathspey you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 130 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Strathspey in d major (125 notes after repeat-expansion).

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.