How to Play It Came Upon the Midnight Clear on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 120 BPM · Carol · Intermediate
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 6 distinct notes, ranging from A5 up to F#6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Carol in D (A strain); gentle 6/8, second octave up to F#6.
The tin whistle notes for It Came Upon the Midnight Clear start A F# C# E D B A B A A B C#… 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 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A F# C# E D B A B A A B C# D D E F# E E A F# C# E D B A B A A B B C# B A D D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:It Came Upon the Midnight Clear M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D A | f2c edB | A2B A2A | Bcd def | e3- e2A | f2c edB | A2B A2A | B2B cBA | d3- d2 |]
Fingering chart
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear uses these notes on the D tin whistle: A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6.
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