Beginners Music Theory/Other Stringed Instruments

Other stringed instruments
(With the exception of harp) Note that the bass does not use 3 (ring finger) until moving up to thumb position, which means that bassists can only finger 3 notes before needing to shift, unlike other string instruments which can finger 4 notes before shifting

On violin/viola/cello, the distance between two fingers can be either a whole step or a half step, but on bass (below thumb position) the space between the fingers is always a half step (1-2 is a half step, and 2-4 is a half step)

In thumb position, the pinky is not used, only the thumb, index, middle and ring are used