Tin Whistle Songs

Tin Whistle Finger Chart

Tin Whistle Finger Chart Key Of D

Below is a simple way of learning where the notes are located on the whistle. For a D' note play the whistle with your fingers covering all the holes of the whistle, For the E' note place your fingers over the five holes closest your mouth and so on. The high D is where you place your fingers over the 5 holes farthest from your mouth and leave the hole near your mouth open. D = X X X X X X E = X X X X X o F# = X X X X o o G = X X X o o o A = X X o o o o B = X o o o o o C# = o o o o o o D' = o X X X X X

Whistles are available in the keys of D, C, G and F. There are no tin whistles in the minor keys. The sound that comes from the whistle depends on what kind of tin whistle you bought. There are lots of makers of whistles and they all produce their own unique tone.     The low whistles which are a lot more expensive than the ordinary whistle produce a more sweeter sound which is an octave lower than original whistles. Playing a low whistle in a session is much more desirable than the standard whistle as you won't drown other musician's out when you reach the second octave, the low whistle stays quieter and much softer.   Tip. As there are no tin whistles in the minor keys and say for example you are at a session and the others are playing a song/tune in the key of Bm then you can then play you're D whistle as this is the closest key to the key of Bm. And if the song is in the key of Am then you should play the C whistle.