How to Play The Bucks Of Oranmore on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
The Bucks Of Oranmore is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in D major — 288 notes, difficulty 3/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Bucks Of Oranmore start A F# A A D B A F# A B E E… 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 Bucks Of Oranmore with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A F# A A D B A F# A B E E A F# A A B D E G F# D E D B D A D F# D A D B A D F# D B E E A D F# D A B D E G F# D E D B D A F# D E D E F# A F# D E D B A F# D E D E F# G E F# D E D B F# D F# E D E F# D F# E D B D F# D F# E D E G E F# D E D B D A D F# D E D F# D A D F# D E D B D A D F# D E D F# D G E F# D E D B D A D F# D E D F# D A D F# D E D B F# A A F# B F# A F# D E F# D E D B D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:2 T:The Bucks Of Oranmore R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor A2FA A2dB|A2FA BEE2|A2FA A2Bd|egfd edBd|! A2FA A2dB|A2FA BEE2|DEFG AFAB|defd edBd||! ADFD A2dB|ADFD BEE2|ADFD A2Bd|egfd edBd|! ADFD A2dB|ADFD BEE2|DEFG AFAB|defd efge||! a2fd edef|a2fd ed B2|a2fd edef|gefd edB2|! a2fd edef|a2fd edB2|faaf bfaf|defd edBd||! f2df e2de|f2df edBd|f2df e2de|gefd edBd|! f2df e2de|f2df edBd|faaf bfaf|defd edBd||! Adfd edfd|Adfd edBd|Adfd edfd|gefd edBd|! Adfd edfd|Adfd edB2|faaf bfaf|defd edBd|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2 setting 2 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Bucks Of Oranmore uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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