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How to Play The Chattering Magpie on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

The Chattering Magpie 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 B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (136 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Chattering Magpie start D C B G A F# D G G 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Chattering Magpie with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1045
T:The Chattering Magpie
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
dc||BGAF DGG2|gfge fdcd|BG (3GGG DGFG|FGAB c2dc|! BGAF DGG2|gfge fdcd|BGAF DG (3GGG|FGAB c2Bc||! |:dg{a}gf (3ggg bg|dgbg fgaf|dg{a}gf (3ggg dg|1 bgaf gfef:|2 bgaf gedc||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1045 setting 1045

Fingering chart

The Chattering Magpie uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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