How to Play The Dawning Of The Day on the Tin Whistle

G major · 4/4 · 110 BPM · March · Beginner

The Dawning Of The Day is a march you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (4/4, around 110 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to G6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

March in G major — 113 notes, difficulty 2/5.

The tin whistle notes for The Dawning Of The Day start D G A G F# E D D E D C B 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 The Dawning Of The Day with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

D G A G F# E D D E D C B A B A G D G A B G E C B A G F# D E F# G G F# E D B G B G C B A G D G A B G E C B A G

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:42656
T:The Dawning Of The Day
R:march
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmajor
|:D|G>AGF TE2D2|{B}d>edc B2AB/A/|GDGA B2ge/c/|B2A2G2z:|! g/f/|e>def g2fg|ab/a/ gf ed2g/f/|edef g2fg|ab/a/ gfe3e|! fdef g2 g/f/e/d/|BgBg cBA2|GDGA B2ge/c/|B2A2G2z||
% Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/21371 setting 42656 (traditional, public domain)

Fingering chart

The Dawning Of The Day uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C6, D6, E6, F#6, G6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C6
D6
E6
F#6
G6

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