How to Play It Came Upon the Midnight Clear on the Tin Whistle

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 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.