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I personally love this istrument. It's one of the great things the Corrs brought me.
The tin whistle, also called the tinwhistle, whistle,
pennywhistle, or Irish whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. The Irish words for the instrument are feadóg
('whistle' or 'flute') or feadóg stáin ('tin whistle'); feadóga stáin is the plural. It can be described as an end blown fipple
flute, putting it in the same category as the flageolet, recorder, Native American flute, and many other woodwind instruments
found in traditional music.
O.k. now a little lesson:
This is the basic D major scale showing the notes and which holes to cover for the D key tin whistle. A tin whistle has
6 holes. The shaded holes are the ones you cover. Whereas, the not shaded ones, you leave open. Also, you have to blow harder
in order to get to a higher octave.
There are also some Corrs songs done in another key which is most likely to be G. Then you have a different fingering. Here
is a basic scale of G major.
For more tecnical lessons I recomend this site:
WhistleTutor
Now, the Corr's tin whistle tabs:
Toss The Feathers
Forgiven Not Forgotten
Dreams
Haste to the Wedding
Only When I Sleep
Erin Shore
Paddy McCarthy
Rebel Heart
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