Double Bass Thumb Position Lesson - "The Method"

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Double bass thumb position technique is one of my most commonly requested topics so I've put together a series of lessons to explain my method. In this second video, I give you an overview of the three main hand shapes that I use, as well as the techniques you need to know to play into thumb position. If you want to play higher up the neck without worrying about your intonation then this lesson is for you!

The upright bass can seem like a hard instrument to play up high, but if you use the simple fingering patterns described in this method you will soon be able to play solos and bass lines in thumb position just as easily as you do with the low notes.
This is the second part in my series of lessons covering thumb position and if you haven't seen the first one please check it out after this video. I recap at the start of this lesson, but many of the most common problems in thumb position are caused by not knowing how to correctly position the bass and transition up into thumb position.

View the first part of this series here: https://discoverdoublebass.com/term/d...

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