How to Play The Star Of Munster on the Tin Whistle
A dorian · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Star Of Munster is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A dorian (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 13 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in A dorian — 246 notes, difficulty 4/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Star Of Munster start E D C A C B G B A G E F#… 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 Star Of Munster with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
E D C A C B G B A G E F# G E D G E A A B C B C D E A A F# G F# E D D E E A A B A G E G A G B G A G E F# G F# G A G F# E F# G F# A F# G F# D F# E A A B A G E G A G B G A G E F# G G E A G A B G A F# G E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:197 T:The Star Of Munster R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Adorian |:ed|c2Ac B2GB|AGEF GEDG|EAAB cBcd|eaaf gfed|! cBAc BAGB|AGEF GEDG|EAAB cded|cABG A2:|! |:de|eaab ageg|agbg agef|gfga gfef|gfaf gfdf|! eaab ageg|agbg agef|g2ge a2ga|bgaf ge:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/197 setting 197 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Star Of Munster uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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