How to Play Return From Fingal on the Tin Whistle

E dorian · 4/4 · 110 BPM · March · Beginner

Return From Fingal is a march you can learn on the tin whistle, set in E dorian (4/4, around 110 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

March in e dorian (162 notes after repeat-expansion).

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:851
T:Return From Fingal
R:march
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edorian
|:B2GF EFGA|B2GF E4|AGFA d2A2|B2A2 Bcd2|! B2GF EFGA|B2GF E4|AGFA d2AG|F2E2 E4:|! |:f2e2 e2dc|B2A2 d2A2|B2A2 d2A2|B2A2 Bcde|! f2e2 e2dc|B2A2 d2A2|AGFA d2AG|F2E2 E4:|
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Fingering chart

Return From Fingal uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.

E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6

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