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How Can I Tell If I’m Playing In Tune?

Playing with good intonation on the upright bass is really important. Frankly, double bass can sound terrible when you play your bass lines out of tune. However, how can you tell if you are playing in tune? This is a question I’m asked regularly and in this video lesson I show you how to correct your tuning. It’s a really important skill to develop so check out the video to see if there’s any tips which can help.


I hope you enjoy the lesson and If you have any tips on how to improve intonation on the double bass please leave a comment under the video. It’s always great to hear your thoughts, questions, feedback or lesson requests.


If you enjoyed this lesson please check out Beginner's Double Bass: A step-by-step method to get started with the upright bass. 43 video lessons, 5+ hrs.

Beginner's Double Bass by Geoff Chalmers