Double Bass Scales & Arpeggios Lessons

Learn how to play scales & arpeggios on the double bass with these free video lessons.

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Major Scales for Double Bass (free PDF)
Geoff Chalmers
Major Scales for Double Bass (free PDF)
Geoff Chalmers

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

Geoff Chalmers
Tune Up! A simple scale exercise
Geoff Chalmers
Tune Up! A simple scale exercise
Geoff Chalmers

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

Geoff Chalmers
Simple Scales & Arpeggios Exercise to Master the Fingerboard
Geoff Chalmers
Simple Scales & Arpeggios Exercise to Master the Fingerboard
Geoff Chalmers

This scale exercise is a really effective approach to learning all of the double bass fingerboard.

Geoff Chalmers
Finger Pressure
Marcos Machado
Finger Pressure
Marcos Machado

In this lesson, Marcos Machado teaches us how to practise controlling finger pressure through a series of exercises and extracts.

Marcos Machado
The Phantom Hand Exercise
David Allen Moore
The Phantom Hand Exercise
David Allen Moore

In this double bass lesson, David Allen Moore teaches the Phantom Hand exercise.

David Allen Moore
Non-playing Fingers - Building a Consistent Left Hand Shape
David Allen Moore
Non-playing Fingers - Building a Consistent Left Hand Shape
David Allen Moore

This lesson is about using non-playing fingers to help you develop the consistency of your hand shape.

David Allen Moore
Warm Up Guide for Double Bassists
Lauren Pierce
Warm Up Guide for Double Bassists
Lauren Pierce

Double bassists! Save your hands and learn an effective way to warm up.

Lauren Pierce
Why Practicing is Frustrating
Lauren Pierce
Why Practicing is Frustrating
Lauren Pierce

Getting quality practice done can be hard. Learn the three qualities you need to thrive.

Lauren Pierce
Finger Spacing Differences Between Positions
Lauren Pierce
Finger Spacing Differences Between Positions
Lauren Pierce

Lauren Pierce shows us how to adapt your finger spacing as you shift between positions on the double bass. 

Lauren Pierce
Solidifying Finger Spaces
Lauren Pierce
Solidifying Finger Spaces
Lauren Pierce

Lauren teaches the technique to solidify the finger spacing of your left hand. 

Lauren Pierce
Double Bass Articulations & Markings Guide
Lauren Pierce
Double Bass Articulations & Markings Guide
Lauren Pierce

The ultimate articulations and markings guide for double bass with 20 video examples.

Lauren Pierce
Two Octave D Major Scale
Geoff Chalmers
Two Octave D Major Scale
Geoff Chalmers

Learn to play the two octave D major scale on the double bass. 

Geoff Chalmers

Ready to take a step-by-step course on scales?

Remove any guess work and use our guided courses to get started in the best possible way.

  • 17 scale types over 1 & 2 octaves

  • 800+ backing tracks

  • Consistent fingerings to simplify the learning process

  • Community support

'Double Bass Scales: The Play-Along Collection' by Geoff Chalmers

'Double Bass Scales: The Play-Along Collection' by Geoff Chalmers

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