Upright Bass for Beginners : Playing Upright Bass Pizzicato With Fingers

Alternate the first and second fingers while pulling at the strings of an upright bass. Learn how to play upright bass with the fingers in this free double bass video lesson from a music teacher.

Expert: Don Rovero
Bio: Don Rovero has been performing and teaching music for over 25 years, specializing in bass guitar and upright bass.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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• double bass
• upright bass
• string bass
• contrabass
• bass
• bowed string instruments
• music
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• playing
• lessons

[mikecannbass]

you will get a way bigger and better sound if you keep your fingers more vertical to the strings.

[keepthefunk]

he is using electrical bass pizzicato technique. That is why his sound is so thin

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

Has anyone ever managed to do "bow pizzicato" which is playing pizzicato with the bow instead of just your fingertips?

[richxx4]

mikecannbass and keepthefunk are right. Beginners should be more oriented to a getting a real, fat acoustic sound. For beginners, it should be about bowing long tones, first open strings, then scales and stuff.

But these days, a lot of folks are always playing in an amplified context where getting a "real" sound is almost irrelevant. Though I hate to admit it, approaching the upright bass like an electric instrument might actually make some sense.

[fbforlife23]

thats not how you pizzacato... you use the meat of your finger "the side" to get a better sound.

[exno8]

expertvillage seems to have more than its fair share of idiots.

[josepharchbold]

Don't forget that just because you can play pizz with two fingers on your electric doesn't mean it will sound the same on the upright. If you're going to use a two finger technique which is usually used for fast passages or soloing you need to practice getting those fingers to pluck in time and you also need to build strength on the upright bass. Electric and Upright are two DIFFERENT instruments, there's no way to cheat practicing.

[supergoliefriend]

ewwwww



[JazzaxeNL]

good sir, please never play the bass again

[schimmelpenninq]

big sound?? hahaha...

[superhrman]

he needs to die...

[MCgoogles1000]

you need to use the meat of ur finger too. using the tips will never give you a big sound. this isn't electric