fingering

I am looking for a ergonomic and standard fingering that tells me, how to trasition between the different positions of the major scale on the neck with a efficient fingerings. What do I mean by strategically wise? There are certain ways to transition from one position of the major scale to...

Does anyone know how to play measure 57 of Bottesini Concerto 2? I cant find a good way, I've tried all on the G (next to impossible to intonate correctly) all harmonics on the D and G strings (Suffers at speed). Anyone know a better way?

Not the first post on this topic, but here goes. My bass instructor (an accomplished guitarist) insists that I must alternate fingers and never use the index finger consecutively. I can use my index, middle and ring finger but never use them twice in a row. I will have to undo 10 years of...

Here are some backing tracks I created with only drums and fender rhodes which can be used to practice bass guitar (or synths, guitar, whatever you wish). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNtBwe-YZVg_VACloz6pzYXFVFc5SuDCY The vibe is mostly easygoing funk/swing/jazz/lounge/pop/hiphop...

I am a beginner taking on line lessons with SBL. Practicing Arpeggios C∆⁷, Cm⁷, C dominant ⁷, Cm⁷b5 shapes. After 2 or 3 times my hand and forearm feel's super tight and unrelaxed. I am not trying to go fast. Accuracy means more right now speed will come in time. With practice, practice...

Which fingering would you use for this run? (Incl. where to switch to TP) (Jimmy Rowser uses it on Bye Bye Blackbird with the Red Garland Trio "At The Prelude" 1959) See attached notes or tabs. Thank you very much!

Hi there, (new here :]) I’ve been playing bass guitar for a few years now and I have a one-on-one teacher. I’ve only recently realised that the way I use my fretting hand might not be correct, but my teacher has never said anything to correct it so I don’t know if it actually even is a problem...

Hi bassists, I have made a new episode revealing my take and technique on my plucking hand. I’ve had a lot of responses through social media on this and have decided to put together a series of videos on various techniques and application. Please check this out and as ever, please subscribe and...

My school is currently rehearsing Mahler’s 4th symphony. In the first movement Mahler writes out something that is very ambiguous. 3 measures after rehearsal 15 our part is written in tenor clef but over this line he writes “Klingt eine octave tiefer” which translates to “Sounds an octave...

I made a map of double bass / bass guitar neck to help me understand the positions. Does it make sense to you? If yes, feel free to use it any way you want.

Been watching some instructional videos and noticing that everyone seems to use the index finger as the 'downbeat' or initial finger and the big 'bird' finger as the 'and' finger. For some reason, I learned it (self-taught) the opposite way. I use my middle finger as the 'one' and the index as...

Not sure I've got the optimal right hand fingering going here. How do most play the the part of this tune (right after the intro) that starts on D (5th fret A string)? This part: G|------7---7----| D|----7---7---7--| A|--5-----------5 | E|-----------------| I've had the most success with...

I know my fretboard. I know my scales. I know my modes and shapes. I can even give history on some of these musical things. But when I'm playing, jamming, feeling creative, tooling around, etc. my fretting hand ALWAYS defaults to using only my index and ring finger. They're the strongest two...

Thanks guys / girls...Currently using D and G strings, but the fingering I haven't quite settled on. For the bowing, I am finding works best if I do down for tied notes, and then up / up but again not quite sure it right, at speed.

These days i study for grenadier. By the way,I'm thinking about learning his fingering, but I don't know if this is the right approach. I may be in the wrong position, but his fingering is very painful.The reason why I want to learn his attitude is because I think his lines and tones are so...

I've been learning some new tunes recently that are in Cm & mostly played in the first 3 frets of the fretboard. I've been trying to get my wrist comfortable with playing in this position & it hasn't been going particularly well. That is, until I accidentally started fretting 3rd fret notes with...

What would be a good fingering for a 'universal' minor scale for a fretless bass? I want to be able to transfer it to the upright as well. Would it be like 1-4-4 ascending and 4-4-1 (or 4-2-1) descending?

Hello all! I'm new to the world of bass. I just got my first EUB for the specific purpose of learning to play salsa. I started lessons with a local double bass instructor a couple of weeks ago, and though he's familiar with salsa; it's not his specialty. Anyway, I've seen several videos of...

I hav a fretless bass und use the Ed Friedland method/book. This is mainly using the 1-2-4 fingerng method. I like it because it can be used on the upright bass as well. However, for the major scales (well, in fact any sacle) Ed Friedland is returning to the OFPF system that is not very...

Hi all The vomit exercise might came handy on this!! Anyway, just wondering how you would approach this (the eight notes tied) in terms of shifts, fingering and position(s) to play in? I am starting on the D string.. Thank you

Recently, I've been having fun playing ole timey fiddle tunes on my bass. Many of these tunes are in D, and I've found that when I'm playing the melody of some of the D tunes up high, that I find it easiest to adopt a non-conventional fingering; placing my thumb on the octave (ie. G on the G...

Hi everybody, I've got a question. Recently, I've run across a few lines where I need to play perfect fourth interval and that quickly, for example: G | ------------------------------------| D | ------------------------------------| A | 7---7--7----5-6-7---7--7----5-6-| E |...

My current technique to is use 1234 fingering on frets higher than 7, and 124 on lower frets; this is common from what I read. That worked great for many years, but I wasn't playing that much. Now that I'm back in a band (and older), the 124 technique is starting to hurt my hand. From a...

Hi, at start i just wanna tell you guys English isn't my native language, so i can spell the terminology bad, but i will try to tell you what i mean as best as i can. I'm playing bass for around a year or so, learning at home only with help of youtube and google. I found out lately that everyone...

Then you may want to give fyngus a try! It's still under development and may not be up to every challenge just yet, but the more it gets used, the better it will ultimately be... It's free to use, and no registration is needed. fyngus makes it a lot easier to play music without having to read...

Hello guys, A lot of discussions about this topic but I haven't found any one giving a really exhaustive view. I am asking you to help me giving an overview on how to approach scales fingering in a systematic way. We may agree on some premises: _ What is a scale? It is a catalog of notes, the...

Apologies if this is an obvious/irrelevant question, but I couldn't find an answer despite quite some searching. I'm trying to find the best/most efficient way of playing 2-octave arpeggios for various chords, on a 5-string bass, and I'm not having much luck. I've looked at various online...

Dear Mods, please delete this boring thread about some fingering. Thank you, WUTP

Measure 13, Bach D minor Cello Suite Menuet I. How do you sustain the Bb while playing the G and F? Does your thumb play the double stop? I tried but couldn't get it to hold down both notes perfectly.

As per subject header, no open strings, I am currently thinking 1-4, in 1/2 and position for initial 2 bars? Thanks all

hi! What would be the correct fingering of the following: Quarter notes: root, fifth, third, back to root Of the Imaj7 chord (On strings I, II, III, I), then move up one scale degree and do R-5th-3rd-R of the II-7 chord, then III-7 chord... Lets say you begin on the first string D. You'd be...

For many years I have been playing, rather effectively, on the electric bass fingerboard using only my 1st, 2nd, and 4th fingers, the same as on my upright. That's mostly because I don't have much independent coordination between my 3rd and 4th fingers in that arm position. When my 3rd finger...

So, I continue my search for the right instrument. I was wondering what others think about learning on a 3/4 EUB. People say it will take 2 years before you can get out there gigging with a 3/4 size instrument reasonably presentably. So, I was considering learning on a 3/4 EUB for a while...

Please recommend a fingering for the attached bars. Thanks in advance!

How would you guys finger this cleanly at 250bpm? Could you show me in tab form? Very awkward. Treble clef, btw.

Hi everybody, beginner here... What fingering would you use on bar 23 and 24 of workout 1 for the eight notes? I am using 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 and 1 again for the first note of bar 25. Thanks!

Hello All, My guitarist asked me if I can play a style I am unfamiliar with he was quite surprised I was unfamiliar with it. He asked me if I could play fingering style 2 or 3 fingers much like the Marcus Miller thumb technique down up down up like a pick but with my fingers for speed. Anyone...

my trio is currently working on jazz crimes by joshua redman. i am doubling on the melody and for the most part have got it down but there are two lines that are just screwing with me. it is two 16th not lines. they are at the end of bar 4 and 8 of the melody line. so i would like to know from...