Digital Tradition Mirror

This notation is pretty simple; dark circles mean covered holes; empty circles mean uncovered holes; a '+' below means to blow harder to get the upper octave; a '#' below means this note is too low for the whistle chosen and you'll have to fake it :) The author of this program always plays accidentals by closing holes, so you'll never see half-covered holes.

When I was starting, I found notation like this to be very helpful, and I know plenty of people who have trouble reading music who find this notation easier. Good luck!

There'll Be a Hot Time (Fire Parody)

(D whistle)

(This score available as ABC, SongWright, PostScript, PNG, or PMW, or a MIDI file)
(Choose a whistle key: A B C D E F G Ab Bb Cb Db Eb Fb Gb A# B# C# D# E# F# G#)
Dulcimer tab for this song is also available

There'll Be a Hot Time (Fire Parody)

One dark night, while we were all in bed
Mrs. O'Leary left a lantern in the shed.
The cow kicked it over, then winked her eye and said
"There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.

tune: There'll be a hot time (chorus only)
Note: from the streets of brooklyn, ca 1941 RG
RG

Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!