How to Play Mary Had a Little Lamb on the Tin Whistle

Mary Had a Little Lamb is a nursery you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 60 beats per minute). It uses 4 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to A5 — all within the D whistle’s range.

First two lines only: 'Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.' Transposed to D major so every note sits inside the D whistle's first octave. Same range as Twinkle but introduces the student to three-in-a-row repeated notes.

The tin whistle notes for Mary Had a Little Lamb start F# E D E F# F# F# E E E F# A… 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.