How to Play Jingle Bells on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Beginner
Jingle Bells is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 5 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A5 — all within the D whistle’s range.
The 'Jingle bells, jingle bells' chorus, in D for the whistle's first octave.
The tin whistle notes for Jingle Bells start F# F# F# F# F# F# F# A 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 Jingle Bells with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
F# F# F# F# F# F# F# A D E F# G G G G G F# F# F# F# A A G E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Jingle Bells M:4/4 L:1/4 K:D F F F2 | F F F2 | F A D E | F4 | G G G G | G F F F | F A A G | E2 D2 |]
Fingering chart
Jingle Bells uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5.
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