Double Bass Question on Rabbath's method 2nd position.

[profautovoncoq]

Hi guys, I'm going through Rabbath's method book 1 and I have a question. I've just hit the 2nd position exercises and some of the second position fingerings have 2s over the 4s. If that makes any sense... Just wondering which is the correct fingering for those notes or if it is intended to be optional or what? I only briefly glanced over it as I was leaving the house, but any explanation of this would help and likely speed up my advancement. Thanks.

 

[fcleff]

Yes, those would be alternate fingerings. If you try it either way it works fine.

 

[profautovoncoq]

cool, thank you.