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Down by the Salley Gardens

A poetic, lyrical Irish air adapted from the traditional air "The Maids of Mourne Shore", set to immortal words by W.B. Yeats.

D Whistle Chart
Key SignatureD
Time Signature4/4
Recommended InstrumentKey of D Whistle
Suggested Tempo70 BPM

6-Hole Fingering Tablature Preview Opening Phrase

Visual whistle fingering holes for the initial notes. Filled circles represent closed holes.

Tin whistle fingering diagram for note D: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, closed, closed
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note E: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, closed, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note F: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, half-open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note E: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, closed, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note D: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, closed, closed
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note E: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, closed, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note F: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, half-open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note A: holes are closed, closed, open, open, open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note B: holes are closed, open, open, open, open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note A: holes are closed, closed, open, open, open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note F: holes are closed, closed, closed, closed, half-open, open
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Tin whistle fingering diagram for note A: holes are closed, closed, open, open, open, open
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ABC Notation Code

Standard ABC format compatible with all ABC tune players and software.

X: 9
T: Down by the Salley Gardens
R: air
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
|: DE | F2 ED E2 FA | B4 A2 FA | B2 AF E2 DE | D6 :|
FA | B2 d2 c2 BA | B4 A2 FA | B2 d2 c2 BA | B6 de |
f2 ed e2 fa | b4 a2 fa | b2 af e2 de | d6 ||

Tune History & Origins

Published by William Butler Yeats in 1889 in The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems, based on an old song he heard in Sligo.

Notable Recordings

  • Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle
  • The Chieftains

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