How to Play The Corner House on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Corner House is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in a dorian (238 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Corner House start E A A G A B C D E D B 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Corner House 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 C D E D B C A A G E G G F# G A B C A B G A G E D E A A G A G A B G A B G E D B D B D E D B D E F# G F# A G D B D E A A G A G A B G A B G E D B D B D E F# G E D B G B A B D D B G B A A G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:479 T:The Corner House R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:EAAG ABcd|e2dB cAAG|EGGF G2AB|cABG AGED|! EAAG ABcd|e2af gedB|d2Bd efge|1 dBGB A2AG:|2 dBGB A2Bd||! |:eaag a2ga|bgab gedB|d2Bd edBd|(3efg fa gdBd|! eaag a2ga|bgab gedB|d2Bd efge|1 dBGB A2Bd:|2 dBGB A2AG|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/479 setting 479
Fingering chart
The Corner House uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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