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How to Play The Old Copperplate on the Tin Whistle

A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

The Old Copperplate is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (358 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Old Copperplate start A E A C A A E A G E D C… 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 Old Copperplate with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:410
T:The Old Copperplate
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:A2 EA cAAe|aged cAFA|G2 DG BGBd|gedc BAGB|! A2 EA cAAe|aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2:|! ageg a2 eg|aged cA A2|gfef g2 ef|gfge dBGB|! ageg a2 eg|aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/410 setting 410

Fingering chart

The Old Copperplate uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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