How to Play D Major Scale on the Tin Whistle

D Major Scale is a exercise you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 60 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

The D whistle's home-key scale, ascending then descending. Useful as the first 'tune' for learners — hits every note from D5 to D6 and back.

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.