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How to Play The Queen Of May on the Tin Whistle

E dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate

The Queen Of May is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in e dorian (122 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Queen Of May start B C# D F# E D B A D F# D F#… 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 Queen Of May with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:2518
T:The Queen Of May
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edorian
Bcdf ~e2 dB|ADFD FA ~A2|Bcdf edBc|dBA=c BDFA|! B2 BA BcdB|ADFD FA ~A2|Bcdf edBc|dBA=c BDFA||! ~B2 eB fBeB|defa afed|~B2 eB fBeB|dBA=c BDFA|! (3Bcd eg fdeB|defa af e2|fbba fafe|dBA=c BDFA||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/2518 setting 2518

Fingering chart

The Queen Of May uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, A5, B5, C6, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

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

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