CELLO BASICS
EXERCISE STUDIO
LISTENING ROOM
MUSIC STORE
Cello Fingering Chart
1st - 7th Positions
RED
fingering numbers
=
play these notes on the C string
BLUE
fingering numbers
=
play these notes on the G string
GOLD
fingering numbers
=
play these notes on the D string
GREEN
fingering numbers
=
play these notes on the A string
0 = open string; 1 = 1st finger; 2 = 2nd finger; 3 = 3rd finger; 4 = 4th finger
Click on each note to hear its pitch
Open
String
1st POSITION
2nd POSITION
3rd POSITION
For tuning assistance, visit our Cello Tuning Page
4th POSITION
5th POSITION
6th POSITION
7th POSITION
CELLO THUMB POSITION*
*The thumb is used as a fret in thumb position. In the above example, place the thumb across the A and D strings where the first finger was in 7th position (touch lightly to test, and you'll hear a harmonic)
CELLO NOTES REVIEW
Click here for a:
Violin Fingering Chart,
a
Viola Fingering Chart.
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