Choosing Fingerings - Prelude from Bach Cello Suite No.1

Choosing Fingerings - Prelude from Bach Cello Suite No.1

In this lesson Lauren Pierce shares how she chooses fingerings when playing solo music. To demonstrate she uses the first eight bars of the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No.1. It's a beautiful piece of music and one that's a lot of fun to play on the double bass. Check out the short video to learn how Lauren approaches it.

Bach Cello Suite Transcription

Click here to download the transcription of the first eight bars of the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No.1.


This lesson is a taken from Concepts of Solo Playing: A step-by-step method for double bass soloists. 65 video lessons, 5+ hrs. 

Concepts of Solo Playing

by Lauren Pierce