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 tin whistle notes for Amazing Grace start D G B A G B A G E D G B Full sequence below.

The interactive sheet music shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Play this tune to play along while the app listens to your microphone and grades every note, or print a clean copy of the score.

Tin whistle notes

On a D tin whistle, play Amazing Grace with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

D G B A G B A G E D G B A G B A B D D B D B A G B A G E D G B A G B A G G

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1
T:Amazing Grace
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:G
D2 | G4 B2 | A2 G2 B2 | A2 G4 | E2 D4 |
G4 B2 | A2 G2 B2 | A2 B2 d2 | d4 B2 |
d2 B2 A2 | G2 B2 A2 | G4 E2 | D6 |
G4 B2 | A2 G2 B2 | A2 G4 | G6 |]

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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