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How to Play The Morning Star on the Tin Whistle

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

The Morning Star is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in d major (109 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Morning Star start B A B G E F# G B D E F# 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.

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Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play The Morning Star with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:828
T:The Morning Star
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmajor
|:~B3 A BGEF|~G2 Bd ef{b}gd|~B3 A BGEF|GB{c}AF ~G3 A:|! (3Bcd ef ~g3 e|~f3 e {a}edBG|(3Bcd ef g2 fg|{c'}afdf ~e3 d|! (3Bcd ef ~g3 e|~f3 e {a}edBG|Bddc d3 e|f ~a3 gfed||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/828 setting 828

Fingering chart

The Morning Star uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6

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