How to Play The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh on the Tin Whistle

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

The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in e dorian (396 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh start B E E D E B A F# A A B D 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 The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:322
T:The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edorian
|:BE(3EDE BAFA|ABde fded|BE(3EDE BAFA|(3BcB AF E2dc|! BE(3EDE BAFA|ABde fded|BE(3EDE BAFA|BFAF E2FA:|! (3Bcd ef g2fe|dB(3BAB dBAd|(3Bcd ef gfge|dBAF E2ef|! gfga gfeg|fefg fedB|ABde fgfe|dBAF E2FA:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/322 setting 322

Fingering chart

The Green Fields Of Rossbeigh uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

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

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