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How to Play Carolan's Welcome on the Tin Whistle

a minor · 3/4 · 120 BPM · Waltz · Intermediate

Carolan's Welcome is a waltz you can learn on the tin whistle, set in a minor (3/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from E5 up to C7 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Waltz in a minor — 250 notes, difficulty 4/5.

The tin whistle notes for Carolan's Welcome start C B A C D E A C D E D E… 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.

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Tin whistle notes

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

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1055
T:Carolan's Welcome
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Aminor
cB|:A2 cd e2|A2 cd e2|dedcBA|B2 G2 E2|! c3 B A2|d3 c B2|ce E2 G2|A4 cB|! A2 cd e2|A2 cd e2|dedcBA|B2 G2 E2|! g3 f e2|a3 g ed|cedcBc|1 A4 cB:|2 A4 A2|! |:e2 ab c'2|e2 ab c'2|c'bagab|c'2 e2 e2|! f2 afed|e2 gedc|d2 e2 g2|a6|! ageg a2|gede g2|edcdec|d2 B2 G2|! c3 B A2|d3 c B2|ce E2 G2|1 A4 A2:|2 A6||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1055 setting 1055 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

Carolan's Welcome uses these notes on the D tin whistle: E5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, G6, A6, B6, C7.

E5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
G6
A6
B6
C7

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