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 tin whistle notes for If I Get A Bonnie Lass start D C B A G A B D B G B G… 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 If I Get A Bonnie Lass with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D C B A G A B D B G B G A G E D C B A G A B E F# E D C# A D E F# D G F# E C D E F# D G B D E F# D G F# E E F# E D C# A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1789 T:If I Get A Bonnie Lass R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:vdu(cBA) GA B2|u(dB)GB gage|vdu(cBA) GA B2|(ef)ed ">"^c2 a2:|! |:defd g(fec)|defd ">"g2 ">"b2|defd (gf) e2|(ef)ed ">"^c2 A2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1789 setting 1789
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.
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