FolkScore Fiddle Double Stopping

Two strings at once: a double stop for every chord, in first position, mostly on the G and D strings Fiddle fingerings →

Fiddle in standard tuning G D A E

Reading the boxes

  • The four strings, G on the left. The two you bow are drawn dark.
  • The nut is at the top. The pale lines are where finger tapes usually go: 1st finger, high 2nd and 3rd.
  • Numbers are fingers; 0 is the open string. A 2 just above the tape is a low 2nd; on the tape, a high 2nd.
  • Underneath are the two notes, lower string first. Tap a box to hear it, and “1 of 8 ›” for another way to play it.

Choose the key you are playing in and the chords that suit it are picked out

Most used in this key, with its number (I, IV, V…) Also fits the key Outside the key

Chord types tap to show or hide

Tap a box to hear it bowed. Tap “1 of 8 ›” under it for another pair of notes.

Fiddle double stops · first position · G D A E

Two notes can only hint at a chord, so each box picks the pair that says the most: the keynote with the third where it can, the 7th in a seventh chord, or a bare fifth when that's the friendliest under the fingers. Shapes on the G and D strings come first, then the D and A strings when the chord sits better there.