How to Play The Rainy Day on the Tin Whistle

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

The Rainy Day 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 E5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in g major (254 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Rainy Day start E A A G A G A B C E D B… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1807
T:The Rainy Day
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:EAAG AGAB|cedB {d}c2Ac|BGGF GFGA|Bdef gdBG|! EAAG AGAB|{d}c2AB cdef|gbaf gedB|GBdB BAA2:|! |:ea~a2 ea{b}ag|edef gabg|egfa gfga|bgaf gfed|! ea~a2 ea{b}ag|edef gbaf|gedB GABd|gedB{d} BAA2:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1807 setting 1807

Fingering chart

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

F#5

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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