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How to Play The Union on the Tin Whistle

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

The Union is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in A major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Reel in a major (238 notes after repeat-expansion).

The tin whistle notes for The Union start E C# B A E A C# A E A C# 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1591
T:The Union
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Amajor
|:e2 (3cBA eAcA|eAcA Bcdf|1 e2 (3cBA eAcA|(3Bcd cA BAFA:|2 ~e3c dcBA|FABc d3A||! K:D! |:df~f2 dfef|df~f2 afef|df~f2 dfec|1 dcBA FABc:|2 dcBA Bcdf||! K:A! |:eA (3cBA eAcA|e2cA Bcdf|1 eA (3cBA eAcA|Bcdc BAFA:|2 ~e3c dcBA|FABc dABc||! K:D! |:df~f2 d2ec|df~f2 afec|df~f2 dfec|1 dcBA FABc:|2 dcBA FAdf||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1591 setting 1591

Fingering chart

The Union uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, A6.

F#5
A5
B5
C#6
D6
E6
F#6
A6

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