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, difficulty 4/5.
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.
Sheet music
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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