How to Play The Chicago on the Tin Whistle

The Chicago is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (220 notes after repeat-expansion).

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.