How to Play Row, Row, Row Your Boat on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 120 BPM · Round · Beginner
Row, Row, Row Your Boat is a round you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 6 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
First-octave round in D (D5 up to D6); the 'merrily' run is the only leap.
The tin whistle notes for Row, Row, Row Your Boat start D D D E F# F# E F# G A D D… 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 Row, Row, Row Your Boat with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D D D E F# F# E F# G A D D D A A A F# F# F# D D D A G F# E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Row, Row, Row Your Boat M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D D3 D2 D | E3 F#3 | F#2 E F#2 G | A6 | d3 d2 d | A3 A2 A | F#3 F#2 F# | D3 D2 D | A2 G F#2 E | D6 |]
Fingering chart
Row, Row, Row Your Boat uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, D6.
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