How to Play Blind Mary on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 110 BPM · March · Beginner
Blind Mary is a march you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 110 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
March in D major — 62 notes, difficulty 1/5.
The tin whistle notes for Blind Mary start A D D C# B A F# G A B A F#… 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 Blind Mary with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A D D C# B A F# G A B A F# E F# G D E F# G F# B E C# A B C# D D D E F# E A G F# G A D F# E D D E F# G E D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1382 T:Blind Mary R:march M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Dmajor A|d2 d>c|B2 AF/G/|A>B AF|E3 FG|! Af f>e|dB AD/E/|F>G E>D|D3||! d/e/|f>g fB|e>c AB/c/|d>D DE/F/|E3 A/G/|! F>G Ad|f>e dD/E/|F>G E>D|D3|| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1382 setting 1382 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
Blind Mary uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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