Fingerboard

Listen to a fingerboard note or find out which note you are playing on your violin.

Listen first. Then play.

Tap a dot to hear its note, or turn on the microphone and play one string at a time.

All the notes in first position. The number inside each dot is the finger; the arc indicates a low or high placement.

Violin fingerboard in first positionFour strings from left to right: G, D, A and E. The nut is at the top. Each dot is a note; numbers indicate the finger.GDAEG, G string, Open. Tap to hear it.G0G♯, G string, low 1st finger. Tap to hear it.G♯1A, G string, 1st finger. Tap to hear it.A1A♯, G string, low 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.A♯2B, G string, high 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.B2C, G string, 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.C3C♯, G string, high 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.C♯3D, D string, Open. Tap to hear it.D0D♯, D string, low 1st finger. Tap to hear it.D♯1E, D string, 1st finger. Tap to hear it.E1F, D string, low 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.F2F♯, D string, high 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.F♯2G, D string, 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.G3G♯, D string, high 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.G♯3A, A string, Open. Tap to hear it.A0A♯, A string, low 1st finger. Tap to hear it.A♯1B, A string, 1st finger. Tap to hear it.B1C, A string, low 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.C2C♯, A string, high 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.C♯2D, A string, 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.D3D♯, A string, high 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.D♯3E, E string, Open. Tap to hear it.E0F, E string, low 1st finger. Tap to hear it.F1F♯, E string, 1st finger. Tap to hear it.F♯1G, E string, low 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.G2G♯, E string, high 2nd finger. Tap to hear it.G♯2A, E string, 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.A3A♯, E string, high 3rd finger. Tap to hear it.A♯3B, E string, 4th finger. Tap to hear it.B4
Arc towards the nut: low finger Arc towards the bridge: high finger2 Number = finger
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Get to know your left hand

Tap a note on the fingerboard to see how to play it.

1st position

String

GDAE

1 index · 2 middle
3 ring · 4 little

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Left hand · palm

The second finger has two positions

Low 2
1Index2Middle3Ring

Near the index finger

High 2
1Index2Middle3Ring

Near the ring finger

Up: towards the nut. Down: towards the bridge.