God Save Ireland tin whistle notes and sheet music

The easy letter notes are included for recorder or flute players. The Wolfe Tones recorded this. written by T. D' O'Sullivan 1867. This song was the unofficial national anthem before The Soldier's Song. If playing this tune on whistle the + sign means blow harder to reach the second octave, a # symbol means the note is too low for the whistle, try to fake. This is one of the most popular songs / tunes to be heard in Ireland. Every summer during the Gaelic football season The Artane Band play this song before each game at Croke Park. The band have being playing it for generations and is one of their standard pieces to play each Sunday. Other songs played by the band include The Bold Fenian Men which is also on the site and is a little bit easier to play than this song.

Below is an easier version of God Save Ireland and better suited to the whistle

God save Ireland sheet music for tin whistle in the key of D Major - Arranged for whistle by Martin Dardis

Here are the easy to play letter notes for the sheet music above. All the c and f notes are sharp. The CAPITAL letters represent all the low notes up to the B. And all the small letters are the higher notes past the B.

God save Ireland letter notes

Below are the basic letter notes in the key of C which is a step down from the sheet music above. If your learning this on piano / keyboard / accordion then it will be all white notes you'll be playing.

​G     F E   G    c    d     c     c        B    A B    c    A    G
High upon the gallows tree swong the noble hearted three.
G  F     E      G    c  d    e   e      d  c     d
By the vengefull tyrent stricken in their bloom
c    d      c     c       c     d  c      c     B    A  B      c   A     G
But they met them face to face with the courage of their race
e     d     c       B     c      A  B     c     d  B     c
And they went with souls undaunted to their doom
e     e      e  d      c     A   G  c
God save Ireland said the heroes
d      d     e  d     c     e      d
God save Ireland said they all
G    F     E   G   c    d     c      c  B    A  B   c      A  G
Whether on the scaffold high or the battle field we die
e  d      c   B    c       A    B  c     d     B    c
O what matter when for Ireland dear we fall