How to Play Joy to the World on the Tin Whistle
D major · 2/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Beginner
Joy to the World is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (2/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Christmas carol in D; opens with the famous descending D-major scale.
The tin whistle notes for Joy to the World start D C# B A G F# E D A B 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 Joy to the World with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D C# B A G F# E D A B B C# C# D D D D C# B A A G F# D D C# B A A G F# F# F# F# F# F# G A G F# E E E E F# G F# E D D D B A G F# G F# E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X: 1 T: Joy to the World Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: D [| d2 c>B | A3 G | F2 E2 | D3 || A | B3 B | c3 c | d4 - | d3 || d | dc BA | A>G Fd | dc BA | A>G F || F | FF FF/G/ | A3 G/F/ | EE EE/F/ | G3 || F/E/ | Dd- dB | A>G FG | F2 E2 | D4 |]
Fingering chart
Joy to the World uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6.
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