How to Play The Reel With The Birl on the Tin Whistle
E dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Reel With The Birl 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 (105 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Reel With The Birl start E B E D E B E E E E B 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 The Reel With The Birl with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E B E D E B E E E E B E A G F# D E E E B E D E B D C# D B A G F# D D C# D B A B B A F# E A A F# E D B B A F# A D C# D B A G F# D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:189 T:The Reel With The Birl R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Edorian |:E2 BE dEBE|(3EEE BE AGFD|(3EEE BE dEB2|1 dcdB AGFD:|2 dcdB A4||! B3 d e3 g|f~d3 d^def|g4 g3 g|fa (3aaa afe2|! b3 b2 afe|a3 a2 fed|B3 B2 AFA|dcdB AGFD|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/189 setting 189
Fingering chart
The Reel With The Birl uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6, B6.
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