Hey guys,
Need some help. I currently play acoustic guitar to an okay level. I can’t read music but I’m self taught on guitar and can read tab.
I’m desperate to learn the upright double bass. Not particularly into learning to play classical with a bow, more jazz/blues standing and plucking/slapping… BUT is it a good basis to learn classical and with a bow, etc, to begin playing jazz or if you go straight into the jazz style can you pick up playing with a bow – or do both go hand-in-hand… or am I just completely confused and talking rubbish.
Also, I’ve done some research and its not easy to come by a double bass teacher round here, is it easy to self teach yourself or not so much? Did it with the guitar but as I say, I can’t read music!
Thanks for any advice you have.
Thanks so much for your answers – just an extra point, I’m 23 and work in London so I don’t really have access to a HS band/etc… I’ve only just got into the hobby of playing music in the last few years, completely ignored it when I was younger much to my annoyance now.
But I’m definitely going to learn to read music! Sounds like a good starting place.
Hi, I might can help you, I started teaching myself guitar then bass then/now upright bass. Well to start, You should probably learn how to read music, or atleast learn chords and scales, especially blues scales, penatonic7 and minor/7 scales. Ok, the bow, pretty much only if you want to use it, it is not needed for jazz/blues. You will need to know where the notes are, you can mark your 3, 5 ,7 9th "fret" with tape or a pencil, playing the right notes is where a good ear comes in.
If you’re looking for a teacher, try asking a HS Band Kid that can play.
I would help you if u lived near me (thomasville, north carolina) lol
I dont mind helping you with this if u have any other questions or if ur looking for something to help teach urself.
Here’s my email: jaester67@yahoo.com
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Hi, I might can help you, I started teaching myself guitar then bass then/now upright bass. Well to start, You should probably learn how to read music, or atleast learn chords and scales, especially blues scales, penatonic7 and minor/7 scales. Ok, the bow, pretty much only if you want to use it, it is not needed for jazz/blues. You will need to know where the notes are, you can mark your 3, 5 ,7 9th "fret" with tape or a pencil, playing the right notes is where a good ear comes in.
If you’re looking for a teacher, try asking a HS Band Kid that can play.
I would help you if u lived near me (thomasville, north carolina) lol
I dont mind helping you with this if u have any other questions or if ur looking for something to help teach urself.
Here’s my email: jaester67@yahoo.com
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Any decent high school or college should have someone who knows how to play.
Learn to read- it is important and will increase the opportunities you will have for work in the future.
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It’ll be benificial to learn how to read bass clef, and possibly treble. You’ll need to learn how to walk (walking bass lines), which is pretty simple once you know major, minor, pentatonic, minor pentatonic, pentatonic7, and blues scales. Go to your local colleges (Royal College of Music, for example) and see if they have any bass teachers willing to teach non-students. You may even want to consider going back to college for formal theory classes.
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