How to Play Three Blind Mice on the Tin Whistle

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 interactive sheet music below shows a fingering chart under every note. Press Practice to play along while the app listens to your microphone and tracks your place in the score note by note, or print a clean copy of the score and fingering reference.