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Pop And Country Songs For The Tin Whistle

Here's some Pop / popular songs for the tin whistle. Almost any song you ever heard of can be played on a whistle. Some people assume that only the old folk and traditional songs are fit to be played on the whistle. How wrong they are. Some of my favorite pieces that I play are pop songs.


When I say that almost any song could be played on the whistle it doesn't mean it will sound good, it will only sound good if it has a nice melody with a wide variety of notes. Recently I worked out a U2 song called With Or Without You which I initially thought would be quiet difficult but as it turned out it's as easy to play as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star but to me It doesn't sound great when playing it, it's a little boring to play. But it was a request and the person it was for was very happy to get the notes. Different Folks Different Strokes I suppose ?.  All the songs here can also be played on the recorder or flute. The recorder is pretty much the same as the whistle except it has a low C note. I didn't use the low C in any of these tunes so the lowest not on your recorder will be the low D.

Annie's Song
John Denver

Annie's Song Fiddle Sheet Music Tab

Angeleyes
Abba

Another Love
Tom Odell

Act Naturally
Buck Ownes

Afterglow
Ed Sheeran

All Of Me
John Legend

Another Brick In The Wall
Pink Floyd

And I Love You So
Don McLean

A Rainy Night In Soho
The Pogues

A Little Peace / Ein bisschen frieden
Nicole

A Thousand Years
Christina Perri

A Sky Full Of Stars
Coldplay

Always On My Mind
Elvis Presley

A World Of Our Own
The Seekers

An Englishman In New York
Sting

500 Miles By The Proclaimers

Believer
Imagine Dragons

Baby I Love You
The Ramones / Ronettes

Baby Can I Hold You
Tracey Chapman

Back Home Again
John Denver

Bad Guy
Billie Eilish

Bad Moon Rising
Creedence clearwater revival

Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny Cash

The Boxer
Simon And Garfunkle

Billy Don't Be A Hero
Paper Lace

Bill Withers Tin Whistle Sheet Music
[ Lovely Day, Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone,
Just The Two Of Us, Lovely Day ]


Bittersweet Symphony 
The Verve

Blanket On The Ground

Burning Love
Are you lonesome tonight included

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon And Garfunkel

Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Elvis / Lick The Tins

California Dreaming
Mammas And The Pappas

Coward Of The County
Kenny Rogers

Count On Me
Bruno Mars

The Corrs Tin Whistle Notes

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen

Daisy Daisy / Bicycle Built For Two

Dance Monkey - Tones And I
Letter Notes Included

Demons
Imagine Dragons

Do You Want To Build A Snowman
From the Frozen Movie.

Da Doo Ron Ron
The Crystals [ only 3 notes in the whole song ]

Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.

Eastenders Theme Tune
T.V. Theme Tune

Eleanor Rigby By The Beatles

Father And Son
Cat Stevens / Boyzone

Fernando
Abba
​
Ferry Cross The Mersey
Jerry And The Pacemakers

Forever Young Notes By Alphaville

For The Good Times

Fields Of Gold
Sting / Eva Cassidy

Fix You
Coldplay

Four Strong Winds
Neil Young

From A Jack To A King

The First Cut Is The Deepest
Rod Stewart

The Flintstones Theme Song
Popeye The Sailor Man Included.

The Gambler
Kenny Rogers

Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen

How Do I Live Without You
Leann Rimes

Who Am I
Casting Crowns

Hold On
Justin Bieber

I Love You
Billie Eilish

I Fall To Pieces
Patsy Cline

I'd Love You To Want Me
Lobo

Karma Chameleon
Boy George + Culture Club

Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan

I Have A Dream
Abba

Kids In America
Kim Wilde

The Rose
Including The Wind Beneath My Wings

Live While Your Young
One Direction

Little Things
One Direction

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
Dean Martin

Mamma Mia
Abba

Maybe
Thom Pace - Grizzly Adams Theme Song.

Medley Of Old Pop Songs
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Morningtown Ride
The Seekers

Moonlight Shadow
Mike Oldfield

More Than A Woman
The Bee Gees / Tavares

No Surprises
Radiohead

Only You
The Flying Pickets

Only Sixteen
Dr. Hook

One Thing
One Direction

Ob La De Ob La Da
The Beatles

'O Sole Mio

Perfect
Ed Sheeran 

The Sloop John B
The Beach Boys

The Twelfth Of Never
The Osmonds

Raindrops Are Falling On My Head

Return To Sender
Elvis


Bruce Springsteen Tin Whistle Notes

Sealed With A Kiss
Brian Hyland / Jason Donovan

Secrets
One Republic

Sometimes When We Touch
Han Hill

The Sound Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkle

The Scientist
Coldplay

The Scientist Melodica Letter Notes

Shotgun
George Ezra

Shallow
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Shape Of You
Ed Sheeran

Shivers
Ed Sheeran

Silence Is Golden
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Spirit In The Sky

Singing The Blues

Summer Of 69' 
Brian Adams

Summertime
​[ and the livin' is easy ]

Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Take A Chance On Me
Abba

They Don't Know
Kirsty McColl / Tracey Ullman

Things
Bobby Darin / Dean Martin

The Sunday Game Theme Tune
James Last / Match Of The Day Theme Included.

To Love Somebody
The Bee Gees

Top Of The World
The Carpenters

Too Much To Ask
Niall Horan

Three Little Birds
Bob Marley

Those were the days

Ten Guitars

Wagon Wheel
Nathan Carter

When You Ask About Love
Buddy Holly / Matchbox

We Don't Talk About Bruno

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Diana Ross

When
Showaddywaddy

What A Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong

Where Do You Go To My Lovely
Peter Sarstedt

Wonderwall
Oasis

Music Letter Notes
Your My Best Friend
You To Me Are Everything
The Real Thing
Una paloma blanca
Any Dream Will Do


A Groovy Kind Of Love
Phil Collins

All My Loving
The Beatles

Another Day In Paradise
Phil Collins

​And Then I Kissed Her
The Beech Boys
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An American Trilogy

Elvis

Ariana Grande Tin Whistle Tabs

American Pie
Don McLean

Bye Bye Love
Everly Brothers

Bright Eyes
Art Garfunkel

Country Roads
John Denver

Cotton Fields
The Beech Boys

Convoy By C.W. McCall

Crazy World By Aslan

Crazy For You
Madonna

Crying In The Rain
Everly Bros.

Cover Me In Sunshine
Pink

Dancing Queen
Abba

Don't Marry Her
The Beautiful South

Don't Know Why
Norah Jones

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Down Under
Men At Work

Dreams
Fleetwood Mac / The Corrs

Everywhere tin whistle + piano letter notes

Every Breath You Take
The Police

The End Of The World
Skeeter Davis / The Carpenters

Faded
Alan Walker

Follow You
Imagine Dragons

Friday I'm In Love
The Cure

Go Your Own Way
By Fleetwood Mac

Give A Little Bit
Supertramp

The Greatest Love Of All
Whitney Houston

Heartbeat
Buddy Holly

He Stopped Loving Her Today

How To Save A Life
The Fray

Hold My Hand
Lady Gaga

Hit Me Baby One More Time
Britney Spears

How Would You Feel
Ed Sheeran

Heart Of Gold
Neil Young

How Long Will I Love You
Ellie Goulding

I Don't Wanna Talk About It
Indigo Girls / Rod Stewart

I Recall A Gypsy Woman Sheet Music Notes
Don Williams

I Won't Last A Day Without You
The Carpenters

I Don't Want To Put No Hold On You
Bernie Flint

Imagine
John Lennon

If I Can't Have You
Yvonne Elliman

I'm All Out Of Love

It's A Heartache
Bonnie Tyler

It's All Over Now
The Rolling Stones

I'm On Fire
Bruce Springsteen

I Love Rock And Roll

I'm A Believer
The Monkees

Last Train To Clarksville

I've Gotta Get A Message To You
Bee Gees

I'll Never Find Another You
The Seekers

I Wanna Be Like You
Jungle Book

I Just Can't Help Believing
Elvis
​

Jackson
Johnny Cash

Just When I Needed You Most
Randy Vanwarmer

Johnny Cash

The Joker And The Queen
Ed Sheeran

Daydream Believer
The Monkees

Kindle My Heart
Karliene

Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon

Kodaline - All I Want

Love Me Tender
Elvis

Let It Be
The Beatles

Let It Go
Frozen movie [ short version ]

Leaving On A Jet Plane
John Denver

Love Me For A Reason - Boyzone

Love Is In The Air

Love Story
Taylor Swift

Let her go letter notes by Passenger

Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Julie Covington / Elaine Page / Madonna
 
Don't Forget Where You Belong
One Direction

Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone
Smokie

Marie's The Name Of His Latest Flame
Elvis

Make You Feel My Love
Bob Dylan / Adele

Maggie May Tin Whistle Letter Notes
Rod Stewart

The Muppet Show Theme Song

My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion

Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens

Nancy Mulligan 
Ed Sheeran

Next To Me
Imagine Dragons

Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley

Nobody Does It Better
Carly Simon

Nobody's Child

Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinead O'Connor

No Matter What
Boyzone

Nowhere Man
The Beatles

Orange Blossom Special
Johnny Cash

Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Monkees

Please Release Me Let Me Go

Right Here Waiting For You
Richard Marx

Rockin' All Over The World
Status Quo

Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones

Runaway
The Corrs
​Breathless song included.


Sailing
Rod Stewart

Shang-A-Lang
The Bay City Rollers

Singing In The Rain

Something In The Air
Thunderclap Newman

Sweet Home Alabama

Sacrifice By Elton John

Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
Hank Locklin

Suspicious Minds
Elvis

Somewhere Only We Know
Keane

Too Young

Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers
 
Uptown Girl 

Up On A Roof
The Drifters

Wooden Heart
Elvis

Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton

When You Say Nothing At All
Boyzone

Wake Me Up
Avicii / Derek Ryan

Words
The Bee Gee's / Boyzone

With Or Without You
U2

The Wild Side Of Life
Status Quo

The Wonder Of You
Elvis

Vincent / Starry Starry Night
Don McLean

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Yesterday
The Beatles-also included is ''Get Back''

You'll Never Walk Alone
Gerry And The Pacemakers

When I Fall In Love
Michael Bublé

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Carole King

Working My Way Back To You Babe
The Detroit Spinners

Woman
John Lennon

The Way Old Friends Do
Abba

Yellow Submarine
The Beatles

You Raise Me Up
Westlife
You're Still The One
Shania Twain

Updated on the 30th of May

​​Below is the list of popular songs from the ebook of sheet music and tin whistle notes. Price €7.90. Over 300 classic songs.
​I'll email the download link after purchase .
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Some of the more modern pop songs are also not great to play as they use the same notes over and over such as playing a D note six time then an F note six times and so on. Personally I prefer the older ones like Annie's Song, Country Roads or A Rainy Night In Soho simply because of the variety of notes used which will make the tune more interesting to play. What I have tried to create in this section is a wide mixture of ''Non Folk Songs'' to suit all tastes. I admit that most are the older variety that were hits when I was a teenager. But I also included some from the present day including One Thing from One Direction which has proved to be very popular and was a surprise to me as I didn't think anybody would even try playing a One Direction on the whistle.

Of all the pop songs on the site the most popular one is My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and the reason for it's popularity is only because a whistle was used in the recording. Now if only other pop singers would include the tin whistle while recording their songs then our little 9 holed instrument would be even more popular.

I get a lot of requests looking for me to work out a particular song and when I have a listen to it I find that a lot of the more modern songs go too high and are not suited to the whistle. The photo below will give you an idea of what notes and how far up the scale you can really go on the whistle. You can generally only go as far as the high B and even that's pushing it to the limit.
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It remains a mystery to me why so many websites that are out there that think the only songs that can be played on a recorder are Children's song like Twinkle Twinkle or Bah Bah Black Sheep. The recorder is more advanced than the tin whistle because it has that extra low C note which whistle players would dearly love to have. And because it has that extra note is the reason who so many schools teach children the recorder rather than the whistle. There are over 300 tunes and songs on this site that are worked out for the whistle but can also be played on the recorder, even the traditional tunes.
The Tin Whistle Song Book With Letter Notes
Ebook Of Piano / Keyboard Letter Notes
Here's the list of the most popular tin whistle songs that people from around the world are playing in 2022.
All of the notes for these songs are included on this site.
Top 30

The fields of Athenry
My heart will go on
Dirty old town
On Raglan Road
The rocky Road to Dublin
The foggy dew
Wild mountain thyme
The Sash me father wore
Come out ye black and tans
When you were sweet sixteen
The parting glass
The Wellerman
The star of the Co. Down
Oro Se Do Bheatha bhaile
Danny boy
The lonesome boatman
Happy birthday
Whiskey in the jar
The town I loved so well
The rattlin bog
The drunken sailor
Morrisons Jig
Gove me your hand
The Irish rover
Molly Malone
The Irish national anthem
Inisheer
The Kerry Polka
The green fields of France
I'll tell me ma
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