How to Play Three Blind Mice on the Tin Whistle

D major · 4/4 · 120 BPM · Round · Beginner

Three Blind Mice is a round you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Round in D; opens stepwise, the 'farmer's wife' line leaps up into the second octave (D6).

The tin whistle notes for Three Blind Mice start F# E D F# E D A G G F# 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 Three Blind Mice with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.

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

Sheet music

ABC notation

X:1
T:Three Blind Mice
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
F2 E2 D4 | F2 E2 D4 | A2 G2 G2 F2 | A2 G2 G2 F2 |
A2 A2 d2 d2 | c2 B2 c2 d2 | A6 z2 | A2 A2 d2 d2 |
c2 B2 c2 d2 | A6 z2 | A2 A2 d2 d2 | c2 B2 c2 d2 |
A6 z2 | F2 E2 D4 |]

Fingering chart

Three Blind Mice uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5, C#6, D6.

D5
E5
F#5
G5
A5
B5
C#6
D6

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