When you play a string without placing any of your fingers on the string, you are playing an open string. From lowest pitch to highest pitch, here are the open strings of the violin:
![The open strings of the violin.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0755/1261/1110/files/openstringnotes.jpg?v=1693666293)
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When you play a string without placing any of your fingers on the string, you are playing an open string. From lowest pitch to highest pitch, here are the open strings of the violin: