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How to Play The New Century on the Tin Whistle

G mixolydian · 4/4 · 170 BPM · Hornpipe · Advanced

The New Century is a hornpipe you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G mixolydian (4/4, around 170 beats per minute). It uses 14 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Hornpipe in g mixolydian (269 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The New Century start B C D B G F# G B D C B 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2001
T:The New Century
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmixolydian
|:Bc|dB G^F GB (3dcB|cA FE FA cA|BA G^F GB (3de^f|gb (3ag^f ga ge|! dg dB (3GBG AB|cf cA (3FAF GA|(3BAG gG ^fG e^F|1 AG G^F GA:|2 AG G^F G2-|:GA||! Bc de fd ce|dD E^F GF GA|Bc de =fd (3e^fg|a^f d^c d2 (3def|! gd BG ec A^F|G^F Gc AG EG|(3^FED AB ce d^F|AG G^F G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2001 setting 2001

Fingering chart

The New Century uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
G6
A6
B6

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