How to Play Amazing Grace on the Tin Whistle

G major · 3/4 · 120 BPM · Hymn · Beginner

Amazing Grace is a hymn you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (3/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 6 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Slow hymn in G major; mostly stepwise, first octave up to D6.

The interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.

Sheet music

Fingering chart

Amazing Grace uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5, D6.

D5
E5
G5
A5
B5
D6

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