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Jianpu Erhu Fingerboard 简谱二胡指位

The erhu (二胡) has two strings, tuned to D and A like the violin’s middle strings, and its music is written in jianpu. Choose the key (1=D, 1=G, 1=C…) to see every note on the inner and outer strings as a jianpu number with its octave dots, the erhu tuning name (15弦, 52弦…) and the fingers for 1st position.

Key调
Position把位
Tuning定弦
Plain 1 sits at中音 1
Listen听
D · 内弦A · 外弦
No fingerboard — the strings are pressed in the air · 琴筒 · 蟒皮 · 琴码
Tap a note on the fingerboard to hear it.
Finger pattern, 1st position第一把位指法
On the staff五线谱
𝄞
Tap a note to see where it sits on the staff (for comparison — erhu music is usually written in jianpu).
0 open string 空弦
1234 fingers
fingers touching (half step)
faded = not in this key (♯/♭ notes)

Rows go up one semitone at a time, so the spacing shows the pattern but isn’t the real finger spacing on an erhu. The plain (no-dot) 1 is the tonic from middle C upward, as in erhu music: in 1=D the inner open string is plain 1 (15弦); in 1=G it is low 5 (52弦). Finger numbers are shown for 1st position (第一把位); tap any note further down to hear higher positions. Use ▼ ▲ if your music uses a different octave. A4 = 440 Hz.

About the erhu · 关于二胡

The erhu: China’s two-string fiddle

二胡：中国的两弦拉弦乐器

The erhu (二胡, “two strings”) is the best-known member of the huqin (胡琴) family of Chinese bowed instruments, and is often called the Chinese violin. A long neck rises from a small, usually hexagonal resonator covered with python skin. Two strings, tuned to D and A, run over a little wooden bridge and are held to the neck by the qianjin (千斤), a loop of cord that works like a violin’s nut. There is no fingerboard: the player presses the strings in the air, and the bow hair passes between the two strings, so the bow never leaves the instrument.

Its ancestors go back more than a thousand years to the Tang dynasty. Long a folk instrument, the erhu became a concert solo instrument in the 1920s through the composer Liu Tianhua (刘天华), and the blind street musician Abing (阿炳) left one of its most loved pieces, Erquan Yingyue (《二泉映月》, “The Moon Reflected in the Second Spring”). Today it plays everything from folk songs to film scores, usually read from jianpu.

二胡是胡琴家族中最有名的乐器，常被称为“中国小提琴”。琴杆立在蒙着蟒皮的六角形琴筒上，两根弦定为 D 和 A，经过琴码，由千斤固定在琴杆上。二胡没有指板，手指直接按在空中的琴弦上；弓毛夹在两根弦之间，弓不会离开琴。二胡的历史可以追溯到一千多年前的唐代，二十世纪二十年代经刘天华发展为独奏乐器，阿炳的《二泉映月》更是家喻户晓。二胡乐谱几乎都用简谱记写。

Questions · 常见问题
What is the erhu? 二胡是什么？

The erhu (二胡) is a two-stringed bowed instrument, often called the Chinese violin or Chinese two-string fiddle. It has a small resonator covered with python skin, a long neck with no fingerboard, and a bow whose hair passes between the two strings. Its ancestors go back to the Tang dynasty, and in the 1920s Liu Tianhua (刘天华) helped make it a concert solo instrument.

二胡是一种两根弦的拉弦乐器，常被称为“中国小提琴”。它的琴筒蒙着蟒皮，琴杆没有指板，弓毛夹在两根弦之间。二胡的祖先可追溯到唐代，二十世纪二十年代刘天华把它发展成独奏乐器。

How is the erhu tuned, and what does “15弦” mean? 二胡怎么定弦？“15弦”是什么意思？

The inner string (内弦) is D4 and the outer string (外弦) is A4, a fifth apart. Erhu players name each key by what the two open strings are in jianpu: 1=D is 15弦 (inner 1, outer 5), 1=C is 26弦, 1=G is 52弦, 1=F is 63弦 and 1=A is 41弦. This page shows the tuning name for every key.

二胡内弦为 D4，外弦为 A4，相差五度。演奏者用两根空弦在简谱中的音来称呼各调：D调为15弦（内弦1、外弦5），C调为26弦，G调为52弦，F调为63弦，A调为41弦。本页会显示每个调的定弦。

What do the dots above and below the numbers mean on erhu? 二胡简谱数字上下的点是什么意思？

A dot below means one octave lower and a dot above means one octave higher; two stacked dots mean two octaves. On erhu the plain 1 is the tonic from middle C upward, so in 1=D the inner open string is plain 1, while in 1=G it is low 5 (5 with a dot below).

下面一个点表示低八度，上面一个点表示高八度，两个点表示两个八度。二胡的中音 1 从中央 C 起算：D调（15弦）内弦空弦是中音 1；G调（52弦）内弦空弦是低音 5。

Can I play erhu music on the violin? 二胡曲可以用小提琴拉吗？

Yes. The erhu’s two strings are the same notes as the violin’s D and A strings, so erhu melodies written in jianpu fit naturally on the violin. Aria’s Violin Studio in Pakuranga, Auckland teaches one-to-one violin lessons, and lessons are built around the music each student wants to play.

可以。二胡的两根弦和小提琴的 D、A 两根弦音高相同，所以二胡简谱旋律很适合用小提琴演奏。Aria’s Violin Studio 在奥克兰 Pakuranga 提供一对一小提琴课，课程根据学生想拉的音乐来安排。

Learn with Aria · 跟 Aria 学琴

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The erhu’s D and A strings are the violin’s middle strings, so the erhu melodies you know sit naturally on the violin. Aria Z Li has taught violin in Pakuranga, East Auckland since 1998, from first lessons to ABRSM diploma level, with one-to-one lessons built around the music each student wants to play.

二胡的 D、A 两根弦正是小提琴的中间两根弦，熟悉的二胡旋律都能在小提琴上拉。Aria 自 1998 年起在奥克兰东区 Pakuranga 教授小提琴，从初学到 ABRSM 文凭级别，一对一授课。

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How to read it: in 1=C, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 are C D E F G A B (do re mi fa sol la ti). A dot under a number means one octave lower, and a dot on top means one octave higher. Start with 1=D (15弦), the first key most erhu players learn: the inner open string is 1 and the outer open string is 5. Play violin? The erhu’s strings are the violin’s D and A strings, so try the same tune on the Jianpu Violin Fingerboard.