How to Play Old MacDonald Had a Farm on the Tin Whistle

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is a song you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 5 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B5 — all within the D whistle’s range.

G-major children's song; first octave (D5 to B5), repeated-note phrases.

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.