How to Play The Virginia on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 220 BPM · Reel · Intermediate
The Virginia is a reel you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 220 beats per minute). It uses 12 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Reel in d major (220 notes after repeat-expansion).
The tin whistle notes for The Virginia start D B B A B A B A D B A 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 Virginia with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D B B A B A B A D B A F# E F# D F# F# A B A F# B F# A F# E F# D E F# E D A B A F# A D A F# A D F# F# E D E F# G A F# B F# A F# E G F# D E F# D B A F# F# A B C# D F# E D E F# E D B A F# B E E
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:812 T:The Virginia R:reel M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:DBBA ~B3A|BAdB AFEF|DF~F2 ~A3B|AFBF AFEF|! DBBA ~B3A|BAdB ABde|~f3e defe|dBAF BE~E2:|! |:defe d3A|BAFA dAFA|dffe defg|afbf afeg|! ~f3d efdB|AF~F2 ABcd|~f3e defe|dBAF BE~E2:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/812 setting 812
Fingering chart
The Virginia uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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