Then change the “K: Emin” to “K: D”, and click “submit”?
I have never seen ABC notation or even heard of the concept, so this all may be laughably simplistic. If so, I deserve the wrath of your wit, and then maybe a little help
Of course I wasn’t! Man, what kind of guy would do that!
But, just in case a newbie comes along who needs help, what would he need to do to get that ABC right to play on his D whistle? This is strictly for his/her sake…
Of course, we understand. You have this friend who wants to play …
Since Feadoggie has temporarily left the building …
Don’t confuse the key of the tune with the key of the whistle. E minor tunes, like most ITM tunes, are normally played as-is on a D whistle. So you don’t need to change a thing. You don’t need to transpose the tune. You shouldn’t transpose the tune.
Well, sort of. In this case, the tune dips below the range of the whistle (which means that this setting is fiddle-oriented). So you need to fudge the notes below D by changing the melody of the A part slightly:
Or you can transpose the whole tune up to A minor (K:Am) or B minor (K:Bm), which will then keep the original setting within the range of the whistle without fudging.
hi… i think i might know why your friend was concerned about transposing the sheet music for this song; i did this tutorial… he’s not playing the song according to the sheet music he posted to his blog. if you read the posts under his blog page you’ll see people complaining that the sheet music does not match the song as he plays it; then “hissing sid” points out that you can get the correct notation from an online book. i went and checked it out; it’s correct (except for an e that he plays as a d, but if you listen and play along you’ll hear it). if you pm me your email addr i can send you a pdf.
ok… then, why did none of you guys post these websites when i asked a question about transposing? where’s Denny? i need to make a chart…
so i checked this in my new copy of Mr. Larsen’s whistle and flute book, and he says you can play D maj, B min, G maj, E min, and A maj on a d whistle. i get that; if you can cross-finger a c# down to get a g maj scale, then i don’t see why you couldn’t cross-finger (or half-hole?) the g up to g# to get an A maj scale.
but following this maj min pattern (G and E, D and B), then why didn’t he include F# min? isn’t that the minor for A maj? so if you can play A maj on a d whistle, then wouldn’t you also be able to play F# minor?
maybe that’s just a weird key no one uses in ITM… ?
Of course I wasn’t! Man, what kind of guy would do that!
where’s Denny? i need to make a chart…