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Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain.

4 strings · G3–E5 open · E6 at the octave · Perfect fifths all the way up. What every violin in the world is tuned to unless somebody has decided otherwise.

Tap a string, or slide along a string and the pitch follows your finger, under a bow that never stops. On a keyboard the letters on the strings are the ones to press — they run down the strings, 1 at the top — hold a key and the note holds.

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Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) — Violin Notes

Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花), written out for the violin as every note with its string and how far up it and set up above on the Standard. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the violin waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes67, 8 pitches
  • RangeG3–C5
  • Key hereC major
  • Tempo84 bpm · about 40 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a violin play Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)?

Yes — every one on this page plays it. The check is made note by note against what each one can actually sound. Where the tune does not fit as the library writes it, another key or octave is tried, and the table says which; where nothing fits, it names the notes that are missing.

  • Standard✓ Plays as writtenIn C major, G3–C5 · loaded above
  • AEAE↕ Plays, movedPlayed an octave higher: C major, G4–C6 · load it
  • ADAE↕ Plays, movedPlayed an octave higher: C major, G4–C6 · load it
  • GDGD✓ Plays as writtenIn C major, G3–C5 · load it

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower): violin notes

The large line is the note; the small line under it is the string, and how many semitones above its open note to stop it. A dash holds the note another beat, an underline is half a beat, and a dot beside a note makes it half as long again. Each line is one phrase.

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Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) — violin notes (Standard) · tonalics.com

The 8 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 8 and you can play the whole tune.

  • GG·0×2
  • AG·2×3
  • CG·5×8
  • DD·0×9
  • ED·2×14
  • GD·5×17
  • AA·0×9
  • CA·3×5

What to expect on a violin

  • It runs from G3 to C5, an octave and a fourth, using 8 different notes. Its lowest note is the lowest this instrument has, and 16 semitones of range are left above it.
  • 62% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fourth, C5 to G4, at note 50.
  • It is played on 3 strings (G, D and A), crossing between strings 23 times.
  • 20 notes are an open string, and the highest stop is 5 semitones above the open string — it never leaves the bottom of the neck.

About the tune

A folk song from the Jiangsu region dating to the Qianlong era of the 18th century. It was the first Chinese melody to become widely known in Europe, printed in London in 1804 by John Barrow, and Puccini used it throughout his opera Turandot.

Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain. More about Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) →

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) on other instruments

The same melody, in each instrument’s own notation. It is not offered for the handpan or ocarina, which do not have the notes.

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Playing it on a real violin?

If it sounds wrong, check the instrument before the notes. The violin tuner listens through your microphone and names what each note is actually sounding.

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