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How to Play The Galtee on the Tin Whistle

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

The Galtee 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 E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (460 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1059
T:The Galtee
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:aged cAAG|EA~A2 EA~A2|aged cAAc|BGGF GABd|! aged cAAG|EA~A2 a2ga|bgag eaaf|1 gedB BA~A2:|2 gedB BAAB||! |:~c3B cded|c2Bc dBGB|~c3B cded|cBAG EAAB|! ~c3B cded|cA~A2 a2ga|bgag eaaf|1 gedB cAAB:|2 gedB cA~A2||! "version 2"! |:aged cAAG|EA~A2 G2EG|aged cAAG|EG~G2 EGD2|! aged cAAG|EA~A2 a2ga|bgaf gedB|1 dBAG EA~A2:|2 dBAG EAAB||! |:c2AB cded|cAAG EAAB|c2AB cded|EGGF GED2|! cBAB cded|cA~A2 a2ga|bgaf gedB|1 dBAG EAAB:|2 dBAG EA~A2||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1059 setting 1059

Fingering chart

The Galtee uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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