Deck the Halls Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G F E D C D.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GE L2DeckFE L1theEE 0hallDA 3withCA L2boughsDA 3ofEE 0hol-CA L2ly,
DA 3FaEE 0laFE L1laDA 3laEE 0laDA 3laCA L2laBA 1laCA L2la!
GE L2'TisFE L1theEE 0sea-DA 3sonCA L2toDA 3beEE 0jol-CA L2ly,
DA 3FaEE 0laFE L1laDA 3laEE 0laDA 3laCA L2laBA 1laCA L2la!
DA 3DonEE 0weFE L1nowDA 3ourEE 0gayFE L1ap-GE L2par-EE 0el,
GE L2TrollFE L1theEE 0an-DA 3cientCA L2Christ-DA 3masEE 0car-GD 3ol,
AE 3FaAE 3laAE 3laAE 3laGE L2laFE L1laEE 0laDA 3laCA L2la!
- GD string, 3 finger
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- FE string, low 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
Key: G major.
DA 3DeckCA L2theBA 1hallAA 0withGD 3boughsAA 0ofBA 1hol-GD 3ly,
AA 0FaBA 1laCA L2laAA 0laBA 1laAA 0laGD 3laF♯D 2laGD 3la!
DA 3'TisCA L2theBA 1sea-AA 0sonGD 3toAA 0beBA 1jol-GD 3ly,
AA 0FaBA 1laCA L2laAA 0laBA 1laAA 0laGD 3laF♯D 2laGD 3la!
AA 0DonBA 1weCA L2nowAA 0ourBA 1gayCA L2ap-DA 3par-BA 1el,
DA 3TrollCA L2theBA 1an-AA 0cientGD 3Christ-AA 0masBA 1car-DD 0ol,
EE 0FaEE 0laEE 0laEE 0laDA 3laCA L2laBA 1laAA 0laGD 3la!
- DD string, open
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
Key: D major.
AE 3DeckGE L2theF♯E 1hallEE 0withDA 3boughsEE 0ofF♯E 1hol-DA 3ly,
EE 0FaF♯E 1laGE L2laEE 0laF♯E 1laEE 0laDA 3laC♯A 2laDA 3la!
AE 3'TisGE L2theF♯E 1sea-EE 0sonDA 3toEE 0beF♯E 1jol-DA 3ly,
EE 0FaF♯E 1laGE L2laEE 0laF♯E 1laEE 0laDA 3laC♯A 2laDA 3la!
EE 0DonF♯E 1weGE L2nowEE 0ourF♯E 1gayGE L2ap-AE 3par-F♯E 1el,
AE 3TrollGE L2theF♯E 1an-EE 0cientDA 3Christ-EE 0masF♯E 1car-AA 0ol,
BE 4FaBE 4laBE 4laBE 4laAE 3laGE L2laF♯E 1laEE 0laDA 3la!
- AA string, open
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
- BE string, 4 finger
Key: C major.
GD 3DeckFD L2theED 1hallDD 0withCG 3boughsDD 0ofED 1hol-CG 3ly,
DD 0FaED 1laFD L2laDD 0laED 1laDD 0laCG 3laBG 2laCG 3la!
GD 3'TisFD L2theED 1sea-DD 0sonCG 3toDD 0beED 1jol-CG 3ly,
DD 0FaED 1laFD L2laDD 0laED 1laDD 0laCG 3laBG 2laCG 3la!
DD 0DonED 1weFD L2nowDD 0ourED 1gayFD L2ap-GD 3par-ED 1el,
GD 3TrollFD L2theED 1an-DD 0cientCG 3Christ-DD 0masED 1car-GG 0ol,
AA 0FaAA 0laAA 0laAA 0laGD 3laFD L2laED 1laDD 0laCG 3la!
- GG string, open
- BG string, 2 finger
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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