The Twelve Days of Christmas Violin Notes
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G G G C C C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GD 3OnGD 3theGD 3firstCA L2dayCA L2ofCA L2Christ-BA 1masCA L2myDA 3trueEE 0loveFE L1sentDA 3toEE 0meFE L1aGE L2Par-AE 3tridgeFE L1EE 0inCA L2aDA 3PearCA L2Tree.
- 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.
DD 0OnDD 0theDD 0firstGD 3dayGD 3ofGD 3Christ-F♯D 2masGD 3myAA 0trueBA 1loveCA L2sentAA 0toBA 1meCA L2aDA 3Par-EE 0tridgeCA L2BA 1inGD 3aAA 0PearGD 3Tree.
- 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.
AA 0OnAA 0theAA 0firstDA 3dayDA 3ofDA 3Christ-C♯A 2masDA 3myEE 0trueF♯E 1loveGE L2sentEE 0toF♯E 1meGE L2aAE 3Par-BE 4tridgeGE L2F♯E 1inDA 3aEE 0PearDA 3Tree.
- 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.
GG 0OnGG 0theGG 0firstCG 3dayCG 3ofCG 3Christ-BG 2masCG 3myDD 0trueED 1loveFD L2sentDD 0toED 1meFD L2aGD 3Par-AA 0tridgeFD L2ED 1inCG 3aDD 0PearCG 3Tree.
- 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
- Traditional English, arranged by Frederic Austin, 1909
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Twelve Days of Christmas, traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (Novello & Co., 1909), p. 2 (1909)
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