How to Play The Tempest on the Tin Whistle
C major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Advanced
The Tempest is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in C major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in c major (230 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Tempest start D C A G E E D E C E D 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 Tempest with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D C A G E E D E C E D E C E D C A G E E D E A E G E D E D E D C A G A A D D C A G E G D E D C D E F E D C E D E F D F E D C A D C A G A G E G D E F A G E C E E D C G E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1004 T:The Tempest R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Cmajor |:d2 cA GE E2|DEcE dEcE|d2 cA GE E2|DEAE GEDE|! d2 cA GE E2|DEcE dEcE|DEFA GEcE|EDcG ED D2:|! |:d2 ed cAGA|Addc AGEG|d2 ed cdef|edce d3 z|! efdf edcA|dcAG AGEG|DEFA GEcE|EDcG ED D2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1004 setting 1004
Fingering chart
The Tempest uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, C6, D6, E6.
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