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Four Irish-language songs for tin whistle with plain-English pronunciation guides, what each title means, and the tab for each tune.

Pop and rock songs that work on a D tin whistle, which ones transpose cleanly without a key change, and tabs for each, from Elvis to Twisted Sister.

Tin whistle tabs for movie themes: Braveheart, Shrek's Fairytale, Edelweiss and more, with notes on which film themes you can actually play today.

Turlough O'Carolan's tunes on tin whistle: Sí Bheag Sí Mhór, Planxty Irwin, Planxty George Brabazon, and Planxty Hewlett.

Hymn tabs for tin whistle, Amazing Grace, Be Thou My Vision and Lord of the Dance, plus how to control tempo and tone when you are playing in church.

Danny Boy, The Parting Glass and four more tin whistle tunes for a funeral or memorial, plus how to keep your tone steady while you play them.

Cooley's Reel on tin whistle, plus three easy reels to learn first in Play Mode: The Broken Pledge, Blackberry Blossom and Sleepy Maggie.

The best low whistle for beginners moving up from a standard D: what the stretch, weight and air demands really feel like, and which models ease them.

Famous tin whistle songs that non-players still recognise, from film themes to pub singalongs and anthems, with tabs and why each one suits a D whistle.

How to phrase a slow air on tin whistle: breathing at the words, vibrato placement, and three airs to start with.

Learn which notes to play behind a singer: chord tones per key, filling the gaps between lines, staying under the voice, and adding thirds.

Three Irish rebel ballads that work well on tin whistle, with their history kept short and factual, plus the tab for each one.

The four double jigs beginners reach for first on tin whistle: The Kesh, Morrison's, Swallowtail, and Out on the Ocean, with what makes each one work.

The Kerry Polka, Egan's, Maggie in the Woods, and Britches Full of Stitches, and why polkas are a gentler first Irish dance tune.

Already play recorder? Here's exactly what transfers to tin whistle, what to unlearn, and the fastest way to use your recorder skills on a D whistle.