How to Play Hark! The Herald Angels Sing on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Intermediate

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 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 D5 up to E6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Mendelssohn melody in G; spans D5 to E6 with dotted rhythms.

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

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6

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