How to Play O Come, All Ye Faithful on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Carol · Intermediate
O Come, All Ye Faithful is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Adeste Fideles in G; stately, spans D5 to D6.
The tin whistle notes for O Come, All Ye Faithful start G G D G A D B A B C B 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.
Tin whistle notes
On a D tin whistle, play O Come, All Ye Faithful with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G G D G A D B A B C B A G G F# E F# G A B F# E D D D C B C B A B G A F# E D G G F# G A G D B B A B C B A B C B A G F# G C B A G G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:O Come, All Ye Faithful M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G G | G2 D G | A2 D2 | B A B c | B2 A G | G2 F E | F G A B | F2 E>D | D3 z | d2 c B | c2 B2 | A B G A | F>E D G | G F G A | G2 D B | B A B c | B2 A B | c B A G | F2 G c | B2 A>G | G3 z |]
Fingering chart
O Come, All Ye Faithful uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6.
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