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Beginners (jazz)

John Goldsby

April 17, 2025

Soloing (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Happy Birthday (to Uncle Frank!) – Ear Training Exercise

John Goldsby

April 17, 2025

Soloing (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Happy Birthday (to Uncle Frank!) – Ear Training Exercise

Have you ever been at a party or a gig and asked to play Happy Birthday but you don't know what key people are going to sing it in? John Goldsby is here to help!

Olivier Babaz

April 11, 2025

Beginners (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Percussive Brushing Effect on Two-Feel Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz

April 11, 2025

Beginners (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Percussive Brushing Effect on Two-Feel Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz teaches how to mimic jazz drums played with brushes on the double bass.

Geoff Chalmers

January 4, 2024

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)

Finger Replacements - Intonation Exercise

Geoff Chalmers

January 4, 2024

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)

Finger Replacements - Intonation Exercise

Geoff Chalmers teaches finger replacement technique to help you navigate the fingerboard.

Katie Thiroux

April 6, 2023

Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Ear Training Essentials for Jazz Bassists

Katie Thiroux

April 6, 2023

Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Ear Training Essentials for Jazz Bassists

Katie Thiroux helps you get started with developing ear training with the double bass as your tool.

Geoff Chalmers

May 12, 2022

Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Articles

Top 10 Beginner Double Bass Lessons

Geoff Chalmers

May 12, 2022

Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Articles

Top 10 Beginner Double Bass Lessons

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!

Slick Joe Fick

March 10, 2022

Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Beginner's Slap Bass Lesson: The Single Slap

Slick Joe Fick

March 10, 2022

Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Beginner's Slap Bass Lesson: The Single Slap

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!

Geoff Chalmers

November 18, 2021

Scales (jazz), Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Scales (classical)

Major Scales for Double Bass (free PDF)

Geoff Chalmers

November 18, 2021

Scales (jazz), Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Scales (classical)

Major Scales for Double Bass (free PDF)

Learn your 1-octave major scales with our free sheet music PDF with complete fingerings and 12 backing practice tracks.

Geoff Chalmers

October 21, 2021

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Beginner's Double Bass Riff in 1st Position

Geoff Chalmers

October 21, 2021

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Beginner's Double Bass Riff in 1st Position

Geoff Chalmers teaches an easy bass riff to help you practice 1st position and intonation. Download the free transcription and play along.

Olivier Babaz

July 8, 2021

Soloing (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

The Role of a Jazz Bass Player - Stick to the basics or stretch out?

Olivier Babaz

July 8, 2021

Soloing (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

The Role of a Jazz Bass Player - Stick to the basics or stretch out?

Olivier Babaz shows us the difference between playing basic bass lines and stretching out with your playing, when playing with a soloist.

Geoff Chalmers

July 1, 2021

Scales (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Scales (classical)

Tune Up! A simple scale exercise

Geoff Chalmers

July 1, 2021

Scales (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Scales (classical)

Tune Up! A simple scale exercise

A simple scales exercise to help you master the fingerboard and thumb position.

Jason Heath

October 29, 2020

Left Hand Technique (jazz), Articles, Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

The Lion's Roar + Our Top 5 SPOOKIEST Lessons

Jason Heath

October 29, 2020

Left Hand Technique (jazz), Articles, Beginners (classical), Beginners (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

The Lion's Roar + Our Top 5 SPOOKIEST Lessons

Find out our top 5 spookiest lessons, including Jason Heath’s unusual sound effect for double bass.

Katie Thiroux

December 6, 2019

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson

Katie Thiroux

December 6, 2019

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Simple Concepts - Beginner's Double Bass Lesson

In this lesson, Katie Thiroux shares some simple concepts to help you get started on the upright bass.

Katie Thiroux

July 10, 2019

Beginners (jazz)

From Beginner to Bandstand - New Course by Katie Thiroux

Katie Thiroux

July 10, 2019

Beginners (jazz)

From Beginner to Bandstand - New Course by Katie Thiroux

From Beginner to Bandstand is out now! Learn the fundamentals of jazz bass with Katie Thiroux.

Katie Thiroux

July 9, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method

Katie Thiroux

July 9, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method

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.

Katie Thiroux

July 3, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Singing and Playing Bass at the Same Time

Katie Thiroux

July 3, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Singing and Playing Bass at the Same Time

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

March 7, 2019

Scales (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Bass Riff - 1st Position to Tuning Position

Geoff Chalmers

March 7, 2019

Scales (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Bass Riff - 1st Position to Tuning Position

Geoff Chalmers teaches a beginners bass riff which moves between 1st position and tuning position.

John Goldsby

February 21, 2019

Scales (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

All the Notes - The Chromatic Scale

John Goldsby

February 21, 2019

Scales (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

All the Notes - The Chromatic Scale

In this lesson John Goldsby talks about the scale which is essential to developing accurate tuning and good technique.

Geoff Chalmers

October 26, 2018

Beginners (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

G Minor Beginner's Bass Riff

Geoff Chalmers

October 26, 2018

Beginners (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

G Minor Beginner's Bass Riff

In this lesson Geoff teaches a beginner’s bass riff in the key of G minor.

Geoff Chalmers

October 19, 2018

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)

How to Play 4ths on the Double Bass

Geoff Chalmers

October 19, 2018

Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz)

How to Play 4ths on the Double Bass

In this lesson Geoff Chalmers shows you the various options to play 4ths on the double bass.

Geoff Chalmers

June 1, 2018

Articles, Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Geoff Chalmers' Five Most Popular Lessons

Geoff Chalmers

June 1, 2018

Articles, Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Geoff Chalmers' Five Most Popular Lessons

Geoff Chalmers’ five most popular Discover Double Bass lessons.

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