Row, Row, Row Your Boat Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G G G A B B.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
GD 3Row,GD 3row,GD 3rowAA 0yourBA 1boat,BA 1Gent-BA 1lyBA 1downCA L2theDA 3stream;
GE L2Mer-GE L2ri-GE L2ly,DA 3mer-DA 3ri-DA 3ly,
BA 1mer-BA 1ri-BA 1ly,GD 3mer-GD 3ri-GD 3ly;
DA 3LifeCA L2isBA 1butAA 0aGD 3dream.
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: D major (the original key).
DD 0Row,DD 0row,DD 0rowED 1yourF♯D 2boat,F♯D 2Gent-F♯D 2lyF♯D 2downGD 3theAA 0stream;
DA 3Mer-DA 3ri-DA 3ly,AA 0mer-AA 0ri-AA 0ly,
F♯D 2mer-F♯D 2ri-F♯D 2ly,DD 0mer-DD 0ri-DD 0ly;
AA 0LifeGD 3isF♯D 2butED 1aDD 0dream.
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- DA string, 3 finger
Key: C major.
CG 3Row,CG 3row,CG 3rowDD 0yourED 1boat,ED 1Gent-ED 1lyED 1downFD L2theGD 3stream;
CA L2Mer-CA L2ri-CA L2ly,GD 3mer-GD 3ri-GD 3ly,
ED 1mer-ED 1ri-ED 1ly,CG 3mer-CG 3ri-CG 3ly;
GD 3LifeFD L2isED 1butDD 0aCG 3dream.
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
Key: A major.
AA 0Row,AA 0row,AA 0rowBA 1yourC♯A 2boat,C♯A 2Gent-C♯A 2lyC♯A 2downDA 3theEE 0stream;
AE 3Mer-AE 3ri-AE 3ly,EE 0mer-EE 0ri-EE 0ly,
C♯A 2mer-C♯A 2ri-C♯A 2ly,AA 0mer-AA 0ri-AA 0ly;
EE 0LifeDA 3isC♯A 2butBA 1aAA 0dream.
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- AE string, 3 finger
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1842–1913), 1881
- Words
- Traditional, 1881 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1881, words 1881: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 69, “Row Your Boat” (round, credited to E. O. Lyte) (1881)
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