Mary Had a Little Lamb Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts E D C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
EE 0Ma-DA 3ryCA L2hadDA 3aEE 0lit-EE 0tleEE 0lamb,
DA 3lit-DA 3tleDA 3lamb,EE 0lit-GE L2tleGE L2lamb,
EE 0Ma-DA 3ryCA L2hadDA 3aEE 0lit-EE 0tleEE 0lamb,
EE 0ItsDA 3fleeceDA 3wasEE 0whiteDA 3asCA L2snow.
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: F major (the original key).
AA 0Ma-GD 3ryFD L2hadGD 3aAA 0lit-AA 0tleAA 0lamb,
GD 3lit-GD 3tleGD 3lamb,AA 0lit-CA L2tleCA L2lamb,
AA 0Ma-GD 3ryFD L2hadGD 3aAA 0lit-AA 0tleAA 0lamb,
AA 0ItsGD 3fleeceGD 3wasAA 0whiteGD 3asFD L2snow.
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- CA string, low 2 finger
Key: G major.
BA 1Ma-AA 0ryGD 3hadAA 0aBA 1lit-BA 1tleBA 1lamb,
AA 0lit-AA 0tleAA 0lamb,BA 1lit-DA 3tleDA 3lamb,
BA 1Ma-AA 0ryGD 3hadAA 0aBA 1lit-BA 1tleBA 1lamb,
BA 1ItsAA 0fleeceAA 0wasBA 1whiteAA 0asGD 3snow.
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
Key: D major.
F♯D 2Ma-ED 1ryDD 0hadED 1aF♯D 2lit-F♯D 2tleF♯D 2lamb,
ED 1lit-ED 1tleED 1lamb,F♯D 2lit-AA 0tleAA 0lamb,
F♯D 2Ma-ED 1ryDD 0hadED 1aF♯D 2lit-F♯D 2tleF♯D 2lamb,
F♯D 2ItsED 1fleeceED 1wasF♯D 2whiteED 1asDD 0snow.
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- AA string, open
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1909
- Words
- Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), 1830 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1830: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 345, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1909)
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