Violin 3-Octave Scale Fingerings
Carl Flesch fingerings for 3-octave major scales. Each key shows two or three starting options: open string, 1st finger, or 2nd finger start (for C major: 3rd, 2nd, or 1st finger). Fingering numbers are per-string; the │ mark indicates a position shift.
Fingering sequences are placeholder values — verify against the Flesch Scale System book before using in practice.
C major
3rd finger (1st position)
G
34
D
1234│1234
A
1234│1234
E
1234│1234
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
G major
Open string (1st position)
G
01234
D
1234│1234
A
1234│1234
E
1234│1234
2nd finger (5th position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (6th position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
D major
Open string (D string)
D
01234
A
1234│1234
E
1234│1234
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
4
D
234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
4
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
A major
Open string (A string)
A
01234
E
1234│1234│1234
2nd finger (2nd position)
D
4
A
234│123
E
0123│1234│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
D
4
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234│12
E major
Open string (E string)
E
01234│1234│1234│1234
2nd finger (2nd position)
A
4
E
234│123│1234│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
A
4
E
1234│1234│1234│12
B major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
F♯ major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
D♭ major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
A♭ major
2nd finger (1st position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (2nd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
E♭ major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
B♭ major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234
F major
2nd finger (2nd position)
G
234
D
1234│123
A
01234│123
E
123│1234
1st finger (3rd position)
G
1234
D
1234│12
A
1234│12
E
1234│1234