How to Play The Lark In The Morning on the Tin Whistle
D major · 6/8 · 180 BPM · Jig · Beginner
The Lark In The Morning is a jig you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (6/8, around 180 beats per minute). It uses 11 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B6 — all within the D whistle’s range.
Jig in D major — 174 notes, difficulty 2/5.
The tin whistle notes for The Lark In The Morning start A F# A A D B A F# A D D F#… 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 Lark In The Morning with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
A F# A A D B A F# A D D F# A G F# E F# E D E D B A D F# A A B F# A A D F# A F# G F# E F# D B A D F# A A B F# A F# G F# E F# E D E D A B C# D B
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1578 T:The Lark In The Morning R:jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Dmajor |:AFA AdB|AFA D3|DFA gfe|fed edB|! AFA AdB|AFA D2f|gfe fed|edA B/c/dB:|! |:Adf ~a3|abf ~a3|Adf ~a2 f|gfe fdB|! Adf ~a3|abf ~a2f|gfe fed|edA B/c/dB:| % Source: https://thesession.org/tunes/1578 setting 1578 (traditional, public domain)
Fingering chart
The Lark In The Morning uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, F#5, A5, B5, C#6, D6, E6, F#6, G6, A6, B6.
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