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How to Play The Maid Behind The Bar on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

The Maid Behind The Bar is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in D major — 240 notes, difficulty 3/5.

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:64
T:The Maid Behind The Bar
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:FAAB AFED|FAAB ABde|fBBA Bcde|fBBA BcdA|! FAAB AFED|FAAB ABde|fBBA BcdB|AFEF D4:|! |:faab afde|fdad fd d2|efga beef|gebe gfeg|! fgaf bfaf|defd e2 de|fBBA BcdB|AFEF D4:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/64 setting 64 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Maid Behind The Bar uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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