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Advanced Fingering Chart
1st - 7th Positions

Do you need help fingering violin music in advanced positions?

ColorAll Fingering Chart for First through Seventh Positions

ColorAll Fingering
PURPLE fingering numbers = play these notes on the E string
GREEN fingering numbers = play these notes on the A string
GOLD fingering numbers = play these notes on the D string
BLUE fingering numbers = play these notes on the G string

0 = open string; 1 = 1st finger; 2 = 2nd finger; 3 = 3rd finger; 4 = 4th finger

Advanced ColorAll violin fingering chart for open through third position Advanced ColorAll violin fingering chart for fourth through seventh position

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Play music with ColorAll fingering: Pachelbel's Canon or Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

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ColorAll Shifting

ColorAll Shifting ColorAll shifting example showing shifts to third position and first position Shifting explanation: dashes or dots indicate a shift to a different position. For example, 3 dashes mean shift up to 3rd position on A, 1 dash means shift down to 1st position on G. The color of the dash indicates which string to shift to. Colored fingering numbers may also italicize in higher positions.

To review shifting, click here.

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