How to Play The Banshee on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
The Banshee is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in G major — 232 notes, difficulty 4/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Banshee start G G D E D E G A G A B 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Banshee with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G G D E D E G A G A B D B D E G E D B A G A B A G E E D D E E A A E F# G F# E B B A B B D E B B E F# G F# E B B A B B D E A A E F# G F# E B B A B B D E G E D B A G A B A G E E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:8 T:The Banshee R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:G2 GD EDEG|AGAB d2 Bd|eged BAGA|BAGE EDDE|! G2 GD EDEG|AGAB d2 Bd|eged BAGA|BAGE ED D2:|! |:ea a2 efgf|eBBA B2 Bd|eB B2 efgf|eBBA B2 Bd|! ea a2 efgf|eBBA B2 Bd|eged BAGA|BAGE EDD2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/8 setting 8 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Banshee uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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