How to Play If I Get A Bonnie Lass on the Tin Whistle

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

If I Get A Bonnie Lass is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a dorian (102 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

If I Get A Bonnie Lass uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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