How to Play The Congress on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
The Congress 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 G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in a dorian (242 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Congress start E A A G A B D E A A 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 Congress with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A G A B D E A A F# G E D G E A C A E A C A B G G A B D E G E A A G A B A G E A A G E G D G E G D G E G D G E A A F# G E D G E A A G A A G E A A F# G E D B C C D E E D C A B G A B D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:208 T:The Congress R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:eAAG A2Bd|eaaf gedg|eAcA eAcA|BGGA Bdeg|! eAAG A2Bd|eaaf gedB|cBcd eged|cABG A2Bd:|! |:eaag abag|eaag egdg|egdg egdg|eaaf gedg|! eaag a2ag|eaaf gedB|c2cd e2ed|cABG A2Bd:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/208 setting 208
Fingering chart
The Congress uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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