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Basic Fingering Chart for Tin Whistle in D and Fifes in Bb and D

Third Octave: D₆ to C₇

This fingering chart includes the primary fingerings learned by players of tin whistles, penny whistles, flageolets, and fifes. These fingerings may or may not work on all tin whistles and fifes.

 

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Note	Written	Fingering	Description	Src.
D6		–23|123		EM
D6 E6		12–|1–3	For six-hole fifes. In tune.	CS
E6 F6		123|12–	Difficult. Do not overblow.	BD
		12–|–2–	For six-hole fifes. Great response. Flattens the normally sharp note.	CS
E6 F6		123|1½3	Tricky.	BD
		1½–|–2–	For six-hole fifes. Awkward but useful in combination with similar E6 fingering.	CS
F6 G6		123|1–3	Easier response than F6.	BD
G6		123|––3	Good on most whistles.	BD
G6 A6		12½|––3	Occasionally possible in passing.	BD
		––3|–––	For six-hole fifes.	CS
A6		12–|––3	Good tuning and response on some whistles.	BD
		12–|–23	Good tuning and response on some whistles.	BD
		–23|12–	For six-hole fifes.	CS
A6 B6		–2–|1––	Typically flat. Sound is sometimes muffled.	CS
B6 C7		1–3|–2–	Typically sharp, perhaps more than a quarter tone sharp.	CS
B6 C7		1–3|–23	For tin whistles. Requires a lot of air.	MW

Special thanks to Eoin McAuley (EM) for submitting the tin whistle fingering chart (D₄-D₆).