How to Play Good King Wenceslas on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Beginner
Good King Wenceslas is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Carol in G; mostly stepwise, first octave.
The tin whistle notes for Good King Wenceslas start G G G A G G D E D E F# G… 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 Good King Wenceslas with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G G G A G G D E D E F# G G D C B A B A G E D E F# G G D D E F# G G A D C B A G C G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Good King Wenceslas M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G G G G A | G G D2 | E D E F | G2 G2 | d c B A | B A G2 | E D E F | G2 G2 | D D E F | G G A2 | d c B A | G2 c2 | G4 |]
Fingering chart
Good King Wenceslas uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6.
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