Cello Fingering Chart

Part One. Normal (or closed) hand position

All Fingers are a half step apart

See Other Side for Extensions

C String

?
w w bw w w
C D Eb E F
open 1 2 3 4

G String

? w
6

w w bw w
G A Bb B C
open 1 2 3 4

D String

? w w w #w w
11

D E F F# G
open 1 2 3 4

A String

w w #w w
? w
16

A B C C# D
open 1 2 3 4

Tom Silliman, 2002

 See Other Side for Basic Hand Postion
Cello Fingering Chart, p. 2
Part Two. The Forward Extension
whole step between first and second fingers with first finger retaining its original postion
C String

?
21

w w w #w
D E F F#
1 x2 x3 x4

? w #w
25

w
G String

w
A B C C#
1 x2 x3 x4

?w #w w #w
29 D String

E F# G G#

w #w
1 x2 x3 x4

?w
33 A String
#w

B C# D D#
1 x2 x3 x4

Part Three. The Backward Extension

First Finger extends one half step lower than normal hand position
The other fingers maintan their same notes as they would in normal hand position

? C String
37

bw bw w w
Db Eb E F
xL1 2 3 4

? w
41 G String

bw bw w
Ab Bb B C
xL1 2 3 4

? bw w #w w
45 D String

Eb F F# G

w
xL1 2 3 4

w #w
? bw
49 A String

Bb C C# D
xL1 2 3 4