Drowsy Maggie ✧
A driving low-E pattern followed by a bright, flowing second part.
Sheet music
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D whistle · E dorian · 4/4 · 210 BPM · + upper octave
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About this tune
Drowsy Maggie appears in O’Neill’s 1907 collection, with Drowsey on the music page and Drowsy in the index. The reel’s title sounds sleepy, but its repeating figures have an insistent energy.
The first part circles around E, while the second opens into the brighter sound of D major. That contrast gives the tune momentum without breaking its steady reel pulse.
Performances
Watch musicians play this tune on tin whistle. Keys and arrangements may differ from the tabs above.
Drowsy Maggie on tin whistle
Santiago Molina
A solo rendition played on a Clover Flutes tin whistle.
Watch on YouTube — Drowsy Maggie on tin whistle by Santiago Molina (opens in a new tab) ↗Drowsy Maggie — whistle play-along
Tin Whistle Traveler
A whistle performance with tabs to follow the fingering.
Watch on YouTube — Drowsy Maggie — whistle play-along by Tin Whistle Traveler (opens in a new tab) ↗