Aura Lee Violin Notes
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts G C B C D A.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
GD 3AsCA L2theBA 1black-CA L2birdDA 3inAA 0theDA 3spring,
CA L2'NeathBA 1theAA 0wil-BA 1lowCA L2tree
GD 3SatCA L2andBA 1pip'd,CA L2IDA 3heardAA 0himDA 3sing,
CA L2SingBA 1ofAA 0Au-BA 1raCA L2Lee.
BA 1Au-BA 1raBA 1Lee!CA L2Au-CA L2raCA L2Lee!
DA 3MaidDA 3ofDA 3gold-DA 3enEE 0hair!
EE 0Sun-EE 0shineF♯E 1cameEE 0a-DA 3longAA 0withDA 3thee,
CA L2AndBA 1swal-BA 1lowsEE 0inDA 3theCA L2air.
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
Key: D major.
DD 0AsGD 3theF♯D 2black-GD 3birdAA 0inED 1theAA 0spring,
GD 3'NeathF♯D 2theED 1wil-F♯D 2lowGD 3tree
DD 0SatGD 3andF♯D 2pip'd,GD 3IAA 0heardED 1himAA 0sing,
GD 3SingF♯D 2ofED 1Au-F♯D 2raGD 3Lee.
F♯D 2Au-F♯D 2raF♯D 2Lee!GD 3Au-GD 3raGD 3Lee!
AA 0MaidAA 0ofAA 0gold-AA 0enBA 1hair!
BA 1Sun-BA 1shineC♯A 2cameBA 1a-AA 0longED 1withAA 0thee,
GD 3AndF♯D 2swal-F♯D 2lowsBA 1inAA 0theGD 3air.
- 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
Key: C major.
CG 3AsFD L2theED 1black-FD L2birdGD 3inDD 0theGD 3spring,
FD L2'NeathED 1theDD 0wil-ED 1lowFD L2tree
CG 3SatFD L2andED 1pip'd,FD L2IGD 3heardDD 0himGD 3sing,
FD L2SingED 1ofDD 0Au-ED 1raFD L2Lee.
ED 1Au-ED 1raED 1Lee!FD L2Au-FD L2raFD L2Lee!
GD 3MaidGD 3ofGD 3gold-GD 3enAA 0hair!
AA 0Sun-AA 0shineBA 1cameAA 0a-GD 3longDD 0withGD 3thee,
FD L2AndED 1swal-ED 1lowsAA 0inGD 3theFD L2air.
- 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
Key: C major.
CA L2AsFE L1theEE 0black-FE L1birdGE L2inDA 3theGE L2spring,
FE L1'NeathEE 0theDA 3wil-EE 0lowFE L1tree
CA L2SatFE L1andEE 0pip'd,FE L1IGE L2heardDA 3himGE L2sing,
FE L1SingEE 0ofDA 3Au-EE 0raFE L1Lee.
EE 0Au-EE 0raEE 0Lee!FE L1Au-FE L1raFE L1Lee!
GE L2MaidGE L2ofGE L2gold-GE L2enAE 3hair!
AE 3Sun-AE 3shineBE 4cameAE 3a-GE L2longDA 3withGE L2thee,
FE L1AndEE 0swal-EE 0lowsAE 3inGE L2theFE L1air.
- 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
- BE string, 4 finger
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- George R. Poulton (1828–1867), 1861
- Words
- W. W. Fosdick (1825–1862), 1861 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1861: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 399, “Aura Lee” (1909)