fingering

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...

Not the first post on this topic, but here goes. My bass instructor (an accomplished guitarist) insists that I must alternate fingers and never...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My school is currently rehearsing Mahler’s 4th symphony. In the first movement Mahler writes out something that is very ambiguous. 3 measures...

[ATTACH] 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...

Been watching some instructional videos and noticing that everyone seems to use the index finger as the 'downbeat' or initial finger and the big...

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...

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,...

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...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...