Silent Night Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G A G E G A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GD 3Si-AA 0GD 3lentED 1night,GD 3ho-AA 0GD 3lyED 1night,
DA 3AllDA 3isBA 1calm,CA L2allCA L2isGD 3bright
AA 0RoundAA 0yonCA L2vir-BA 1AA 0ginGD 3mo-AA 0therGD 3andED 1Child.
AA 0Ho-AA 0lyCA L2In-BA 1fant,AA 0soGD 3ten-AA 0derGD 3and
ED 1mild,DA 3SleepDA 3inFE L1hea-DA 3ven-BA 1lyCA L2peace,
EE 0CA L2SleepGD 3ED 1inGD 3hea-FD L2ven-DD 0lyCG 3peace.
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 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
- FE string, low 1 finger
Key: D major.
AA 0Si-BA 1AA 0lentF♯D 2night,AA 0ho-BA 1AA 0lyF♯D 2night,
EE 0AllEE 0isC♯A 2calm,DA 3allDA 3isAA 0bright
BA 1RoundBA 1yonDA 3vir-C♯A 2BA 1ginAA 0mo-BA 1therAA 0andF♯D 2Child.
BA 1Ho-BA 1lyDA 3In-C♯A 2fant,BA 1soAA 0ten-BA 1derAA 0and
F♯D 2mild,EE 0SleepEE 0inGE L2hea-EE 0ven-C♯A 2lyDA 3peace,
F♯E 1DA 3SleepAA 0F♯D 2inAA 0hea-GD 3ven-ED 1lyDD 0peace.
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: G major.
DD 0Si-ED 1DD 0lentBG 2night,DD 0ho-ED 1DD 0lyBG 2night,
AA 0AllAA 0isF♯D 2calm,GD 3allGD 3isDD 0bright
ED 1RoundED 1yonGD 3vir-F♯D 2ED 1ginDD 0mo-ED 1therDD 0andBG 2Child.
ED 1Ho-ED 1lyGD 3In-F♯D 2fant,ED 1soDD 0ten-ED 1derDD 0and
BG 2mild,AA 0SleepAA 0inCA L2hea-AA 0ven-F♯D 2lyGD 3peace,
BA 1GD 3SleepDD 0BG 2inDD 0hea-CG 3ven-AG 1lyGG 0peace.
- GG string, open
- AG string, 1 finger
- BG string, 2 finger
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune STILLE NACHT, Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818
- Words
- Josef Mohr (1792–1848), translated by John Freeman Young, 1863 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1818, words 1863: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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