How to Play Old MacDonald Had a Farm on the Tin Whistle
G major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Song · Beginner
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 tin whistle notes for Old MacDonald Had a Farm start G G G D E E D B B A A G… 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 Old MacDonald Had a Farm with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
G G G D E E D B B A A G G G G D E E D B B A A G D D G G G D D G G G G G G G G G G D G G G D E E D B B A A G
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Old MacDonald Had a Farm M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G G G G D | E E D2 | B B A A | G4 | G G G D | E E D2 | B B A A | G4 | D D G G | G D D G | G/G/ G/G/ G/G/ G/G/ | G2 D2 | G G G D | E E D2 | B B A A | G4 |]
Fingering chart
Old MacDonald Had a Farm uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, G5, A5, B5.
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