How to Play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the Tin Whistle
D major · 4/4 · 60 BPM · Nursery · Training
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a nursery you can learn on the tin whistle, set in D major (4/4, around 60 beats per minute). It uses 6 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to B5 — all within the D whistle’s range.
First two lines only: 'Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.' Transposed to D major so every note lies inside the D whistle's first octave.
The tin whistle notes for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star start D D A A B B A G G F# F# E… 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 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with these notes in order. Same letter in a higher octave uses the same fingering — overblow for the second register.
D D A A B B A G G F# F# E E D
Sheet music
ABC notation
X:1 T:Twinkle Twinkle Little Star M:4/4 L:1/4 K:D D D A A | B B A2 | G G F F | E E D2 |]
Fingering chart
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star uses these notes on the D tin whistle: D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5.
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