How to Play The Mason's Apron on the Tin Whistle
A major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Mason's Apron is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in A major — 600 notes, difficulty 5/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Mason's Apron start E A A A A B A F# E F# A C#… 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 Mason's Apron with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E A A A A B A F# E F# A C# D C# B A D B B B C# B A B C# D E F# E F# G# E D C# A E A F# A E A C# A E A F# E D C# D B F# B A B F# B D E F# G# A F# E D E D C# E E E F# E E E C# E E E F# E D C# D F# F# F# A F# F# F# D F# F# F# A G# F# E E A E E E A E E E A E G# E F# E E E B E E E B E E E B E A E G# E F# G# E D C# A C# E A C# E A C# E A C# E C# A D A D F# A D F# A D F# A D F# E D C# A C# E A C# E A C# E A C# E C# A D D C# D E F# A A C# B A
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:74 T:The Mason's Apron R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Amajor |:e2|aAA2 ABAF|EFAc dcBA|dBB2 BcBA|Bcde fefg|! aAA2 ABAF|EFAc dcBA|dcde fefa|A2 cB A2:|! |:ed|cAeA fAeA|cAeA fedc|dBfB aBfB|defg afed|! cAeA fAeA|EFAc dcBA|d2dc defa|A2 cB A2:|! |:ed|ceee feee|ceee fedc|dfff afff|dfff agfe|! ceee feee|EFAc dcBA|dcde fefa|A2 cB A2:|! |:e2|aeee aeee|aege feee|beee beee|beae gefg|! aeee aeee|aege feee|dcde fefa|A2 cB A2:|! |:ed|c2Ac eAce|AceA cecA|d2 Ad fAdf|AdfA dfed|! c2Ac eAce|AceA cecA|d2dc defa|A2 cB A2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/74 setting 74 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Mason's Apron uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6, B6.
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