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:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/851 setting 851
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.
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