How to Play The Musical Priest on the Tin Whistle

b minor · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

The Musical Priest is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in b minor (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in b minor — 179 notes, difficulty 4/5.

The tin whistle notes for The Musical Priest start B A F# B B A B B D C# B A… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:73
T:The Musical Priest
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bminor
|:BA|FBBA B2Bd|cBAf ecBA|FBBA B2Bd|cBAc B2:|! |:Bc|d2dc dfed|(3cBA eA fAeA|dcBc defb|afec B2:|! Bc|dBB2 bafb|afec ABce|dB B2 bafb|afec B2Bc|! dB B2 bafb|afec ABce|dcBc defb|afec B2|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/73 setting 73 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Musical Priest uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6, B6.

F#5

C#6

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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