This article is written by Toru Hoshino, a jazz bassist and instructor based in Japan who teaches online lessons to students worldwide. In this article, he shares a few high-position practice patterns for upright bass, along with backing tracks you can practice against.
Contents
High-Position Pattern 1
Here’s a backing track you can practice along with:
High-Position Pattern 3
Performance Demo (Upright Bass)
Backing track:
C Major Scale
Performance Demo (Upright Bass)
Backing track:
Working through high-position patterns like these is exactly the kind of practice where a teacher’s feedback on intonation makes the biggest difference — it’s hard to hear your own pitch issues up there.
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