How to Play We Wish You a Merry Christmas on the Tin Whistle

We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a carol you can learn on the tin whistle, set in G major (3/4, around 120 beats per minute). It uses 8 distinct notes, ranging from D5 up to D6 — all within the D whistle’s range.

Bright 3/4 carol in G; first octave, one octave-leap on 'good tidings'.

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.