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Lesson 6: Tin Whistle D, Whole Notes and 3 Blind Mice


Watch the video lesson below to learn to play Low D on the tin whistle and then try the exercises below. Take your time and double check to make sure you are playing each note correctly before moving on to the next lesson.

Learn Tin Whistle D

D Exercise
This note is a little harder. You will have to make sure to cover all the holes otherwise you will get a bad squeaking noise and remember not to let your fingers get tense.....stay relaxed.
Learn Tin Whistle D Exercise

G-F#-E-D Exercise
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​3 Blind Mice and Whole Note

Yah! your first song. Make sure to hold those D's in bars 2, 4 and 8. They are whole notes and are held twice as long as half notes and 4 times longer than quarter notes. They look like half notes but woth no tail.
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Alright now we are getting somewhere, you have learned all the low hand notes and a song you can play for your friends. Give yourself a pat on the back and lets start working on the high hand notes in the next lesson.

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  • Login
  • Beginner
    • Lesson 1: Getting Started on the Tin Whistle
    • Lesson 2: Holding and Blowing the Tin Whistle
    • Lesson 3: Tin Whistle G and Metronomes
    • Lesson 4: Tin Whistle F# and Squeaky Sounds
    • Lesson 5: Tin Whistle E and Half Notes
    • Lesson 6: Tin Whistle D, Whole Notes and 3 Blind Mice
    • Lesson 7: Tin Whistle A, Legato and Breathing
    • Lesson 8: Tin Whistle B and Tied Notes
    • Lesson 9: Tin Whistle C# and Dot's
    • Lesson 10: Tin Whistle C and the Key of G
    • Lesson 11: Tin Whistle High D and 8th Notes
    • Lesson 12: Easy Tin Whistle Songs and 3/4
    • Lesson 13: Tin Whistle High E
    • Lesson 14: Tin Whistle High F#
    • Lesson 15: Tin Whistle High G
    • Lesson 16: Tin Whistle High A
    • Lesson 17: Tin Whistle High B
    • Lesson 18: Tin Whistle tunes using both octaves and 2/4 Time
  • Novice
    • Lesson 1: Tin Whistle Breath Control and Tone
    • Lesson 2: Tin Whistle Tonguing
    • Lesson 3: Tin Whistle Low Hand Taps
    • Lesson 4: Tin Whistle High Hand Taps
    • Lesson 5: Tin Whistle Songs with Taps
    • Lesson 6: Tin Whistle Cuts
    • Lesson 7: Slow Airs and Tin Whistle Slides
    • Lesson 8: Ascending Tin Whistle Cuts
    • Lesson 9: Tin Whistle Polka's and 2/4 Time
    • Lesson 10: Descending Tin Whistle Cuts
    • Lesson 11: Tin Whistle Repeats, Intros, Endings and Triplets
    • Lesson 12: Tin Whistle Marches
    • Lesson 13: Tin Whistle Tuning
    • Lesson 14: Tin Whistle Vibrato
  • Advanced
    • Lesson 1: Tin Whistle Long Rolls
    • Lesson 2: Tin Whistle Jigs
    • Lesson 3: Tin Whistle Short Rolls
    • Lesson 4: Tin Whistle Reels
    • Lesson 5: Tin Whistle Hornpipe
    • Lesson 6: Tin Whistle Slip Jigs
    • Lesson 7: Tin Whistle Crans
    • Lesson 8: Tin Whistle BCD Triplet
    • Lesson 9: Tin Whistle Slides (Jigs)
    • Lesson 10: Tin Whistle Double Cuts
    • Lesson 11: Tin Whistle Finger Bounces and Descending Taps
    • Lesson 12: Tune Interpretations and Variations
    • Lesson 13: Practicing
    • Lesson 14: Transposition and Different Keyed Whistles
    • Lesson 15: Low Whistles
  • Tunes
    • Slow Airs >
      • Dawn of the Day
      • Mo Ghile Mear
      • South Wind
      • Down By the Sally Gardens
    • Marches >
      • Minstrel Boy
      • Irish Rover
      • Mairi's Wedding
    • Polkas >
      • Kerry Polka
      • Britches Full of Stitches
      • John Ryan's Polka
    • Reels >
      • Rolling in the Rye Grass
      • Morning Star
      • Wind that Shakes the Barley
      • Dunmore Lassies
    • Jigs >
      • Donnybrook Fair
      • Sporting Pitchfork
      • Humours of Glendart
      • Fig For A Kiss
      • Lilting Banshee
    • Hornpipes >
      • Off to California
      • Boys of Bluehill
      • Harvest Home
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