How to Play Frère Jacques on the Tin Whistle

Frère Jacques is a round you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Classic four-phrase round; second octave (D6 up to B6), all stepwise.

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.