How to Play The Sally Gardens on the Tin Whistle

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

The Sally Gardens is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in G major — 222 notes, difficulty 4/5.

The tin whistle notes for The Sally Gardens start G G A B A G B D B E B D… Full sequence below.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:98
T:The Sally Gardens
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:G2GA BAGB|dBeB dBAB|d2Bd efge|dBAB GEDE|! GFGA BAGB|d2eB dBAB|d2Bd efge|dBAB G4:|! |:dggf g2de|g2bg ageg|eaag a2eg|a2bg ageg|! dggf g2de|g2bg ageg|d2Bd efge|dBAB G4:|
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/98 setting 98 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Sally Gardens uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.

F#6

Tin whistle notes

Sheet music

ABC notation

Fingering chart

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