How to Play The Big Reel Of Ballynacally on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Big Reel Of Ballynacally is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in g major (366 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Big Reel Of Ballynacally start D G G G G A D C A G F# 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Big Reel Of Ballynacally with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D G G G G A D C A G F# G A G F# G D G G G G A D C A G F# G F E G D G G G G D G G G G A G F# D E F# G G G F# G A G F# D C A B G B D G F# G A F F F F F G F D E E C D E F# E D C A G F# G A G G A A G F# G A G G D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:133 T:The Big Reel Of Ballynacally R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:DG (3GGG A2 dc|AGFG AGFG|DG (3GGG A2 dc|AGFG ~=F3 E|! DG (3GGG A2 dc|AGFG ABcA|~d3 e fd (3ddd|1 dedc AGGF:|2 dedc AGGA||! g2 dg (3ggg dg|(3ggg ag fdef|(3ggg fg ~a3 g|fdcA BGBd|! g2 fg a=f (3fff|=fgfd e2 ec|~d3 e fedc|1 AGFG AGGA:|2 AGFG AGGD|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/133 setting 133
Fingering chart
The Big Reel Of Ballynacally uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.
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