If you are already a little familiar with violin fingering, and musical notes, reviewing how to play notes by note name can be helpful. Or if you are a parent of a violinist, and your student comes across a note they don't know how to play, use these pictures to help them put their finger in the right place

The following fingering pictures are for F notes in first position, with detailed written instructions below.



F Natural on the D String- Place your second finger low, a half step close to your first finger. 

F Sharp on the D String - Place your second finger high (towards the scroll). It should be a whole step away from your first finger.

F Natural on the E String - Place your first finger low next to the end of the fingerboard.

F Sharp on the E String - Slide your first finger up, and place it a whole step away from your fingerboard.

As a general rule of thumb, whole notes will 'feel' like they are about one inch away from each other. Half note fingers should practically be touching each other.

F Flat - We do not specifically address each F Flat in first position on this page because F Flat in beginning music is uncommon. F Flat can be played the same way an E Natural would, or by simply sliding your finger down half a step from where you are playing F Natural.