How to Play Deck the Halls on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Beginner
Deck the Halls is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 9 distinct notes, ranging from F#5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Welsh carol in G; the 'fa-la-la' run climbs into the second octave.
The tin whistle notes for Deck the Halls start D C B A G A B G A B C A… 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 Deck the Halls with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D C B A G A B G A B C A B A G F# G A B C A B C D A B C D E F# G F# E D D C B A G A B G E E E E D C B A G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Deck the Halls M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G d3c B2A2 | G2A2 B2G2 | ABcA B3A | G2F2 G2 :| A3B c2A2 | B3c d2A2 | Bcd2 efg2 | f2e2 d4 | d3c B2A2 | G2A2 B2G2 | eeee d3c | B2A2 G2 |]
Fingering chart
Deck the Halls uses these notes on the D tin whistle: F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.
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