Jazz Beginner’s Double Bass Lessons
If you are a a new player looking to learn the double bass it's really important that you start playing with the correct techniques. Our lessons are easy to follow, enjoyable to watch and packed with actionable tips that can make a real difference to your playing!
Learn the fundamentals of double bass playing with these free video lessons.
Katie Thiroux helps you get started with developing ear training with the double bass as your tool.
Our top 10 lesson suggestions for double bass beginners or bass guitarists switching to upright bass, including getting set up, bowing, left-hand and right-hand technique, and scales!
Joe Fick teaches the single slap in a 4/4 shuffle feel. He’s joined by his band to demonstrate in this lesson taken from his course, Slap That Bass!
Learn your 1-octave major scales with our free sheet music PDF with complete fingerings and 12 backing practice tracks.
Geoff Chalmers teaches an easy bass riff to help you practice 1st position and intonation. Download the free transcription and play along.
Olivier Babaz shows us the difference between playing basic bass lines and stretching out with your playing, when playing with a soloist.
A simple scales exercise to help you master the fingerboard and thumb position.
Find out our top 5 spookiest lessons, including Jason Heath’s unusual sound effect for double bass.
In this lesson, Katie Thiroux shares some simple concepts to help you get started on the upright bass.
From Beginner to Bandstand is out now! Learn the fundamentals of jazz bass with Katie Thiroux.
In this preview lesson from her course, Katie Thiroux teaches a fail-safe method to memorise melodies. You will need 10 small items such as coins.
In this video lesson, Katie Thiroux shares her top tips on playing bass and singing at the same time and performs ‘If I were a bell’.
Geoff Chalmers teaches a beginners bass riff which moves between 1st position and tuning position.
In this lesson John Goldsby talks about the scale which is essential to developing accurate tuning and good technique.
In this lesson Geoff teaches a beginner’s bass riff in the key of G minor.
In this lesson Geoff Chalmers shows you the various options to play 4ths on the double bass.
Geoff Chalmers’ five most popular Discover Double Bass lessons.
In this lesson Geoff Chalmers teaches a short study piece in thumb position.
Geoff Chalmers covers the basics of creating walking bass lines in 5/4, including common bass lines and patterns.
In this article Geoff Chalmers shares nine tips to improve your timing and rhythmical accuracy.
Learn to play Bossa Nova bass lines on the double bass.
My top tips on how to best learn arpeggios on the double bass.
Use the circle of 5ths to learn major 7th arpeggios in all 12 keys on the double bass.
Lauren Pierce teaches the best way to tune a double bass.
Learn how to play with great left hand technique.
The ultimate articulations and markings guide for double bass with 20 video examples.
Learn how to play pinched harmonics on the double bass.
Learn how to eliminate feedback on the double bass.
Learn several essential walking bass line patterns over the jazz standard 'Fly Me to the Moon'.
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Geoff Chalmers teaches finger replacement technique to help you navigate the fingerboard.