The Note F

Lesson 2/62 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Tin Whistle
The Note F

The Note F

This F note is written in the first space of the staff.

When playing this F note, be sure to cover only half the hole with the second finger of your right hand.

Practice alternating between the notes G and F, and also E and F. Once you can do this comfortably, play the following melody (slowly at first) and be careful to play all F notes as F natural and not F sharp.

Flat Signs

This is a flat sign.

When a flat sign appears before a note, it lowers the pitch of the note by one semitone or one half step. (For more information about tones and semitones, see Progressive Theory ). The following diagrams two fingerings for the note B flat (Bb). Each time you see a flat sign in front of the note B, you can choose either fingering.

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