This Old Man Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G E G G E G.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GE L2ThisEE 0oldGE L2man,GE L2heEE 0playedGE L2one,
AE 3HeGE L2playedFE L1nick-EE 0nackDA 3onEE 0myFE L1drum.
GE L2Nick-CA L2nack,CA L2pad-CA L2dy-CA L2whack,CA L2giveDA 3aEE 0dogFE L1aGE L2bone,
GE L2ThisDA 3oldDA 3manFE L1cameEE 0roll-DA 3ingCA L2home.
- 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 3ThisBA 1oldDA 3man,DA 3heBA 1playedDA 3one,
EE 0HeDA 3playedCA L2nick-BA 1nackAA 0onBA 1myCA L2drum.
DA 3Nick-GD 3nack,GD 3pad-GD 3dy-GD 3whack,GD 3giveAA 0aBA 1dogCA L2aDA 3bone,
DA 3ThisAA 0oldAA 0manCA L2cameBA 1roll-AA 0ingGD 3home.
- 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.
AA 0ThisF♯D 2oldAA 0man,AA 0heF♯D 2playedAA 0one,
BA 1HeAA 0playedGD 3nick-F♯D 2nackED 1onF♯D 2myGD 3drum.
AA 0Nick-DD 0nack,DD 0pad-DD 0dy-DD 0whack,DD 0giveED 1aF♯D 2dogGD 3aAA 0bone,
AA 0ThisED 1oldED 1manGD 3cameF♯D 2roll-ED 1ingDD 0home.
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
Key: C major.
GD 3ThisED 1oldGD 3man,GD 3heED 1playedGD 3one,
AA 0HeGD 3playedFD L2nick-ED 1nackDD 0onED 1myFD L2drum.
GD 3Nick-CG 3nack,CG 3pad-CG 3dy-CG 3whack,CG 3giveDD 0aED 1dogFD L2aGD 3bone,
GD 3ThisDD 0oldDD 0manFD L2cameED 1roll-DD 0ingCG 3home.
- 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
- Traditional English folk song, 1923
- Words
- Traditional, 1923 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1923, words 1923: first published before 1931.
- Source
- A Kindergarten Book of Folk-Songs (E. C. Schirmer, 1923), No. 53, pp. 46–47, “This old man” (1923)
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