How to notate fingerings on chords/double stops?

1. How do you notate a double stop?
2. What notes can a cello double stop?
3. Is a double stop a chord?

How do you notate a double stop?

1: Use text non div. Non divisi is also fine, but I always go for the least amount of letters that get the point across. 2: Use the bracket. The double stop only applies to the bracketed notes only, whereas the non div.

What notes can a cello double stop?

At the most basic level double stopping is the playing of two open strings. The strings must, of course, be next to each other, so the only options available with this kind of double stopping is C and G: ... G and D...

Is a double stop a chord?

Double stops can also be considered chord fragments, which make them ideal to outline chord progressions and create solid consonant hooks and riffs. Two note chords are also referred to as dyads, however those are typically root and fifth power chord ideas that are played as a solid unit.