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How to Play New Ships A Sailing on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced

New Ships A Sailing is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (256 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2756
T:New Ships A Sailing
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:BA|~G2 FG AGED|~(3G/G/G/G Bd edef|gdBG AGED|AGFE D3 A|! G2 ~(3G/G/G/G AGED|G2 Bd edef|gdBG AGED|GBAF G2:|! |:D/E/F|G2 B/c/d BGBd|g/a/g fg edBd|cB A/B/c BAGB|AGFE DcBA|! G2 ~(3G/G/G/G AGED|G2 Bd edef|gdBG AGED|GBAF G2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2756 setting 2756

Fingering chart

New Ships A Sailing uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6.

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

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