How to Play The Munster Bank on the Tin Whistle
G major · 2/4 · 220 BPM · Polka · Beginner
The Munster Bank is a polka you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (2/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Polka in g major (124 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Munster Bank start G E D E G A B D E D 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 Munster Bank with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G E D E G A B D E D B D B A G E E D B D E D D G E D B A G E G E D E G A B D E D B D B A G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:9873 T:The Munster Bank R:polka M:2/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:G>E DE|GA Bd|ed Bd/B/|AG E2|! G>E DE|GA Bd|ed Bd/B/|AG G2:|! |:ed Bd|ed d z|g>e dB|AG E2|! G>E DE|GA Bd|ed Bd/B/|AG G2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/9873 setting 9873
Fingering chart
The Munster Bank uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, G6.
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