How to Play The Earl's Chair on the Tin Whistle

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

The Earl's Chair is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (238 notes after repeat-expansion).

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 Earl's Chair uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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