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How to Play The Connaught Heifers on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner

The Connaught Heifers is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (111 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Connaught Heifers start F# G A B G A B G A G F# D… 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 Connaught Heifers with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:970
T:The Connaught Heifers
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
~F3G A2BG|~A2BG AGFD|~F3G AGGF|DGGB =cAAG|! FDFG A2BG|~A2BG AGFD|~F3G AGGF|DGGB =cAAg||! fdec d2=cA|B=cBG ABde|~f2ec d2=cA|BG~G2 AGFd|! fgec d2=cA|(3B=cd BG ABde|~f2ec d2=cA|BG~G2 AGFD||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/970 setting 970

Fingering chart

The Connaught Heifers uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

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

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