In this article, you'll learn all of the notes on the violin from first through tenth position. Even though there are technically twelve or thirteen positions on the violin, positions one through eight are the most common ones that you'll find in violin repertoire. It's rare that you would need to shift higher than tenth position (but it happens!)

Before we go over the notes, you also need to be familiar with enharmonic tones. Enharmonic tones (or enharmonic notes) are notes that create the same pitch but can be spelled or written out differently. For example, the note B flat could be written as a B flat or an A sharp. If you look at the keys on the piano, you can see that B flat and A sharp are the same key.

First position

G string: G (0), A flat (1), A natural (1), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4)

D string: D (0), E flat (1), E (1), F (2), F sharp (2), G (3), G sharp (3), A (4)

A string: A (0), B flat (1), B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4)

E string: E (0), F (1), F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

Second Position

G string: B flat (1), B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4)

D string: F (1), F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

A string: C (1), C sharp (1), D (2), D sharp (2), E (3), F (3), F sharp (4)

E string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), A sharp (2), B (3), C (3), C sharp (4)

Third position

G string: C (1), C sharp (2), D (2), E flat (3), E (3), F (4), F sharp (4)

D string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), B flat (3), B (3), C (4), C sharp (4)

A string: D (1), D sharp (1), E (2), F (3), F sharp (3), G (4), G sharp (4)

E string: A (1), A sharp (1), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4), D sharp (4)

Fourth Position

G string: D (1), D sharp (2), E (2), F (3), F sharp (3), G (4), G sharp (4)

D string: A (1), B flat (2), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4), D sharp (4)

A string: E (1), F (2), F sharp (2), G (3), G sharp (3), A (4), A sharp (4)

E string: B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4), F (4)

Fifth Position

G string: E (1), F (2), F sharp (2), G (3), G sharp (3), A (4)

D string: B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4)

A string: F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

E string: C (1), C sharp (2), D (2), E flat (3), E (3), F (4), F sharp (4)

Sixth Position

G string: F (1), F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

D string: C (1), C sharp (2), D (2), E flat (3), E (3), F (4), F sharp (4)

A string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), B flat (3), B (3), C (4), C sharp (4)

E string: D (1), D sharp (1), E (2), F (3), F sharp (3), G (4)

Seventh Position

G string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), B flat (3), B (3), C (4), C sharp (4)

D string: D (1), D sharp (1), E (2), F (3), F sharp (3), G (4), G sharp (4)

A string: A (1), A sharp (2), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4), D sharp (4)

E string: E (1), F (2), F sharp (2), G (3), G sharp (3), A (4)

Eighth Position

G string: A (1), A sharp (2), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4), D sharp (4)

D string: E (1), F (2), F sharp (2), G (3), G sharp (3), A (4)

A string: B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4), F (4)

E string: F (1), F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

Ninth Position

G string: B (1), C (2), C sharp (2), D (3), D sharp (3), E (4)

D string: F sharp (1), G (2), G sharp (2), A (3), A sharp (3), B (4)

A string: C (1), C sharp (2), D (2), E flat (3), E (3), F (4), F sharp (4)

E string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), B flat (3), B (3), C (4), C sharp (4)

Tenth Position

G string: C (1), C sharp (2), D (2), E flat (3), E (3), F (4), F sharp (4)

D string: G (1), G sharp (1), A (2), B flat (3), B (3), C (4), C sharp (4)

A string: D (1), D sharp (1), E (2), F (3), F sharp (3), G (4), G sharp (4)

E string: A (1), A sharp (2), B (2), C (3), C sharp (3), D (4),