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 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

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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