How to Play Jingle Bells on the Tin Whistle

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 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.