How to Play The Doon on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Beginner
The Doon is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in d major (234 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Doon start D F# A F# B F# A F# D E 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play The Doon with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D F# A F# B F# A F# D E F# D E F# D F# A F# B F# A F# B C# D E C# D B A F# D F# D A D F# D D F# D E D B A D F# D A D F# D G F# G E D B A D F# D A D F# D D F# D E F# G E F# D E C# D A B A B C# D B A F#
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:438 T:The Doon R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:DFAF BFAF|DEFD E3F|DFAF BFAF|(3Bcd ec dBAF|! DFAF BFAF|DEFD E3F|DFAF BFAF|(3Bcd ec d2AF:|! |:d2fd Adfd|d2fd edBA|d2fd Adfd|g2fg edBA|! d2fd Adfd|d2fd e3f|gefd ecdA|BABc dBAF:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/438 setting 438
Fingering chart
The Doon uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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