How to Play I Saw Three Ships on the Tin Whistle

I Saw Three Ships is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 7 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to A6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Lively 6/8 carol in D; reaches up to A6.

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.