Unlike the piano, the thumb does not have a number, because the left hand thumb does not contact the strings. The index finger is called 1, the middle finger is called 2, the third finger, 3, and the little finger is called 4. This is universal to all teaching methods. Using finger charts to help note readingĮach finger is given a number. They show the patterns of tones and semitones in each key, and prepare the brain for the hand shapes within that key. Violin finger charts are a useful way to begin learning scales. On the top strings this pattern reverses, with a low 2 nd finger. On the lower two strings, the 1 st and 2 nd fingers are a tone (whole note) apart and the third finger is spaced only a semitone (half note) from the 2 nd. Every note highlighted in blue is played as part of the G major scale, and it is easy to see that the scale falls into two distinct finger patterns or shapes.
For clarity, the fingers have been added at the side of the chart. This time it has been edited to show the notes of the G major scale.
There are numerous options depending on the context. In certain passages, a C# in first position might be played with a 4 th finger, or an A# with a first finger. The first two notes on the G string, G#/A b and A can both be played with the first finger.Ī#/B b and B can be played with the second finger, C and C#/D b, the third finger, and D on the G string would be played with the 4 th finger. This very basic violin finger chart simply shows all of the pitches that are available in first position. This chart shows every single note in first position, making up a chromatic sequence of semitones. The blue markings at the side of the chart show the positions where, if you have stickers on your violin, the stickers are normally placed. The letters marked by the black banner at the top of the chart indicate the open strings, G, D, A and E. Here is an example of a basic violin finger chart showing the notes in first position. Most are limited to first position, as once first position is mastered, it is easier to understand new positions without such visual help. Violin finger charts generally show the position of every finger in one position on the violin string. Paul Herfurth’s A Tune A Day traditionally combine finger charts with music theory and note-reading exercises to help build a clear understanding of how the position of each finger on the violin strings relates to the notes on the stave.
Simple diagrams to show finger placing can also help in early note reading. This symbol doesn’t raise or lower the pitch instead, it returns the previously altered note to its original or natural pitch within the same measure.Violin finger charts are a quick, visual way for beginner violinists to understand the geography of the violin fingerboard. There is one more accidental which you might find when playing music, and it is called (♮) – the natural symbol. By the way, any sharps # or flats ♭ are also called “ accidentals” in the music world because they are notes produced outside of the recently applied key signature. To be clear, any sharps or flats are played with the same finger as normal, just moving up or down the fingerboard a half step in either direction: half-step lower for flats (♭) or half-step higher for sharps #. The (♭) flat symbol, is similar but the opposite: it lowers the pitch by a half step, requiring you to move your finger in the opposite direction. If you are not yet familiar with the (♯) symbol, it means that the pitch of the note is raised a half step higher, and when you play this note you will move your finger a half step higher on the fingerboard. The first finger placed on the A string will produce note B, the second finger- note C or C# ( C sharp), the third – note D, and the last finger, the pinkie – note E. Here is a violin fingering chart for the A string and a photo of the left hand with fingers placed on the fingerboard. Let’s go to the A string and find out what notes we can play in the 1st position.
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