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How to Play The Morning Dew on the Tin Whistle

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

The Morning Dew 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 G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in E dorian — 228 notes, difficulty 2/5.

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:69
T:The Morning Dew
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edorian
|:E3B2AFD|EDEB BAFD|E3B2AFA|BcdB AFDF:|! B2eB fBeB|B2eB AFDF|B2eB fBeB|BcdB AFDF|! B2eB fBeB|B2eB AFDF|Bdeg fdec|d2dA BAFD|! B2EB GBEB|B2EB AFDF|B2EB GBEB|BcdB AFDF|! B2EB GBEB|B2EB AFDF|Bdeg fdec|d2dA BAFD|! |:BAGF EFGA|B2GB A2GA|BAGF EFGA|BcdB AFDF:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/69 setting 69 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Morning Dew uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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