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How to Play The Gravel Walks on the Tin Whistle

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

The Gravel Walks is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in A dorian — 305 notes, difficulty 4/5.

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:42
T:The Gravel Walks
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Adorian
|:A2 eA (3cBA eA|A2 eA BAGB|A2 eA (3Bcd ef|gedc BAGB:|! A2 aA gAfA|A2 eA BAGB|A2 aA gAfA|gedc BAGB|! A2 aA gAfA|A2 eA BAGB|ABcd efga|gedc BAGB|! |:(3cBA BG A2 AB|cAAd BAGB|(3cBA BG ABcd|efge dBGB:|! |:c2 gc acgc|c2 gc BAGB|c2 gc acga|gedc BAGB|! c2 gc acgc|c2 gc BAGB|ABcd efga|gedc BAGB:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/42 setting 42 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Gravel Walks uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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