Bow & Squeak

How to play

Your left hand finds the notes by itself. You only move the bow: drag across the violin to saw the strings.

1. Drag sideways to move the bow. Dragging right is a down-bow, left is an up-bow.
2. Speed is everything: too slow and the string creaks, too fast and it turns thin and airy. Find the steady middle.
3. Your finger’s height picks the string: E at the top, then A, D and G. The bars at the top show which string each note needs.
4. The bow is only so long. Turn round at the start of a note: a turn in the middle of a note squeaks.
5. Plan your bow: short notes take short strokes, long notes take the whole bow slowly. The ⊓ and V marks suggest down and up.
6. Score is the share of each tune that rang clean. Reach the target to unlock the next stage.

Ranking

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