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

D major · 4/4 · 130 BPM · Strathspey · Beginner

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 tin whistle notes for The Banks Of The Ilen start A G F# D F# G A D F# D D C#… 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 The Banks Of The Ilen with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:21272
T:The Banks Of The Ilen
R:strathspey
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:A>G|F<D (3FGA d2 f>d|(3dcd f>d e>cA<G|F<DF>A d2 f>d|e>cA<F G2:|! d>e|f2 f>d g2 g>e|a>ba>g f<dd>e|f>A (3fed g>B (3gfe|a2 (3fga g2 f>g|! a2 (3fga g>fe>g|f<dd>f e>cA<G|F2 (3DFA d>A (3fed|e>cA<F G2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/12644 setting 21272

Fingering chart

The Banks Of The Ilen uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
F#5
G5
A5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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