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How to Play Thady Casey's Fancy on the Tin Whistle

e minor · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

Thady Casey's Fancy is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in e minor (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in e minor (118 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for Thady Casey's Fancy start B B A B E D B A C B E E… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Thady Casey's Fancy with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2663
T:Thady Casey's Fancy
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Eminor
B2 BA B2 ed|B2 Ac BE ~E2|BAGA (3B^cd ef|gfed Bded|! B2 BA B2 ed|B2 Ac BE ~E2|BAGA (3B^cd ef|gfed (3Bcd ef|! g2 ge dB ~B2|dg ~g2 Bdef|g2 ga (3bag af|gfed (3Bcd ef|! g2 ge dB ~B2|dg ~g2 Bdef|g2 ga (3bag af|gfed Bded|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2663 setting 2663

Fingering chart

Thady Casey's Fancy uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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