How to Play Cal Callaghan's on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
Cal Callaghan's is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 10 distinct notes, ranging from G5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in g major (117 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for Cal Callaghan's start B D C A A C B G G B D E… 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play Cal Callaghan's with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
B D C A A C B G G B D E D C B D C A A C D B C A G G A D B C A G B C D G G A G F# D E D C A B C D E F# A G B G D G B G G B G A F# D C
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1731 T:Cal Callaghan's R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Gmajor |:~B3d cAAc|BGGB dedc|~B3d cAAc|1 dBcA G2GA:|2 dBcA G2Bc||! dgga gfde|dc (3ABc defd|~g3a gfde|=fddB (3cdc Bc|! dgga gfde|dc (3ABc defa|~g2bg dgbg|~g2bg afdc|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1731 setting 1731
Fingering chart
Cal Callaghan's uses these notes on the D tin whistle: G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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