Brahms’ Lullaby
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin. Starts B B D B B D.
The notes
Key: G major.
BA 1BA 1DA 3BA 1BA 1DA 3BA 1DA 3GE L2F♯E 1EE 0EE 0DA 3AA 0BA 1CA L2AA 0AA 0BA 1CA L2AA 0CA L2F♯E 1EE 0DA 3F♯E 1GE L2GD 3GD 3
GE L2EE 0CA L2DA 3BA 1GD 3CA L2DA 3EE 0DA 3GD 3GD 3GD 3GE L2EE 0CA L2DA 3BA 1GD 3CA L2BA 1AA 0GD 3
- 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
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: D major.
F♯D 2F♯D 2AA 0F♯D 2F♯D 2AA 0F♯D 2AA 0DA 3C♯A 2BA 1BA 1AA 0ED 1F♯D 2GD 3ED 1ED 1F♯D 2GD 3ED 1GD 3C♯A 2BA 1AA 0C♯A 2DA 3DD 0DD 0
DA 3BA 1GD 3AA 0F♯D 2DD 0GD 3AA 0BA 1AA 0DD 0DD 0DD 0DA 3BA 1GD 3AA 0F♯D 2DD 0GD 3F♯D 2ED 1DD 0
- 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
- DA string, 3 finger
Key: C major.
ED 1ED 1GD 3ED 1ED 1GD 3ED 1GD 3CA L2BA 1AA 0AA 0GD 3DD 0ED 1FD L2DD 0DD 0ED 1FD L2DD 0FD L2BA 1AA 0GD 3BA 1CA L2CG 3CG 3
CA L2AA 0FD L2GD 3ED 1CG 3FD L2GD 3AA 0GD 3CG 3CG 3CG 3CA L2AA 0FD L2GD 3ED 1CG 3FD L2ED 1DD 0CG 3
- 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
- CA string, low 2 finger
Key: A major.
C♯A 2C♯A 2EE 0C♯A 2C♯A 2EE 0C♯A 2EE 0AE 3G♯E 2F♯E 1F♯E 1EE 0BA 1C♯A 2DA 3BA 1BA 1C♯A 2DA 3BA 1DA 3G♯E 2F♯E 1EE 0G♯E 2AE 3AA 0AA 0
AE 3F♯E 1DA 3EE 0C♯A 2AA 0DA 3EE 0F♯E 1EE 0AA 0AA 0AA 0AE 3F♯E 1DA 3EE 0C♯A 2AA 0DA 3C♯A 2BA 1AA 0
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- G♯E string, 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), 1868
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Brahms, Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (first edition, N. Simrock, 1868), scans on IMSLP (1868)