Were You There? Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts D G B B B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
DD 0WereGD 3youBA 1thereBA 1whenBA 1theyAA 0cru-GD 3ci-BA 1fiedAA 0myGD 3Lord?GD 3WereBA 1you
DA 3thereDA 3whenDA 3theyEE 0cru-DA 3ci-DA 3fiedBA 1myAA 0Lord?
DA 3GE L2EE 0DA 3
EE 0Some-DA 3timesBA 1itBA 1caus-AA 0esGD 3meGD 3toAA 0trem-GD 3ble,
GD 3trem-GD 3ble,DD 0trem-DD 0ble.
GD 3WereCA L2youBA 1thereBA 1whenBA 1theyAA 0cru-GD 3ci-BA 1fiedAA 0myGD 3Lord?
- DD string, open
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- CA string, low 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- GE string, low 2 finger
Key: A major.
ED 1WereAA 0youC♯A 2thereC♯A 2whenC♯A 2theyBA 1cru-AA 0ci-C♯A 2fiedBA 1myAA 0Lord?AA 0WereC♯A 2you
EE 0thereEE 0whenEE 0theyF♯E 1cru-EE 0ci-EE 0fiedC♯A 2myBA 1Lord?
EE 0AE 3F♯E 1EE 0
F♯E 1Some-EE 0timesC♯A 2itC♯A 2caus-BA 1esAA 0meAA 0toBA 1trem-AA 0ble,
AA 0trem-AA 0ble,ED 1trem-ED 1ble.
AA 0WereDA 3youC♯A 2thereC♯A 2whenC♯A 2theyBA 1cru-AA 0ci-C♯A 2fiedBA 1myAA 0Lord?
- ED string, 1 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
Key: D major.
AG 1WereDD 0youF♯D 2thereF♯D 2whenF♯D 2theyED 1cru-DD 0ci-F♯D 2fiedED 1myDD 0Lord?DD 0WereF♯D 2you
AA 0thereAA 0whenAA 0theyBA 1cru-AA 0ci-AA 0fiedF♯D 2myED 1Lord?
AA 0DA 3BA 1AA 0
BA 1Some-AA 0timesF♯D 2itF♯D 2caus-ED 1esDD 0meDD 0toED 1trem-DD 0ble,
DD 0trem-DD 0ble,AG 1trem-AG 1ble.
DD 0WereGD 3youF♯D 2thereF♯D 2whenF♯D 2theyED 1cru-DD 0ci-F♯D 2fiedED 1myDD 0Lord?
- AG string, 1 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- F♯D string, 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
Key: C major.
GG 0WereCG 3youED 1thereED 1whenED 1theyDD 0cru-CG 3ci-ED 1fiedDD 0myCG 3Lord?CG 3WereED 1you
GD 3thereGD 3whenGD 3theyAA 0cru-GD 3ci-GD 3fiedED 1myDD 0Lord?
GD 3CA L2AA 0GD 3
AA 0Some-GD 3timesED 1itED 1caus-DD 0esCG 3meCG 3toDD 0trem-CG 3ble,
CG 3trem-CG 3ble,GG 0trem-GG 0ble.
CG 3WereFD L2youED 1thereED 1whenED 1theyDD 0cru-CG 3ci-ED 1fiedDD 0myCG 3Lord?
- GG string, open
- CG string, 3 finger
- DD string, open
- ED string, 1 finger
- FD string, low 2 finger
- GD string, 3 finger
- AA string, open
- CA string, low 2 finger
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune WERE YOU THERE, African American spiritual, 1899
- Words
- African American spiritual, 1899 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1899, words 1899: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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