Inside the Course

A brand-new perspective to transform the way you play

  • Transfer Your Skills

    The leap isn't as huge as you might think. This course carries over your abilities from the electric bass, and seamlessly transitions you to upright.

  • Build Perfect Technique

    From strong, rounded fingers to proper scale shapes, from in-tune shifting to thumb position: start your foundation off the right way.

  • Play Like a Pro

    These lessons were hand-crafted to give you all the elements you need to become an incredible upright bassist. Whether you've never touched one before, or play one regularly, this course will help you to feel confident with an upright in your hands.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Upright Bass for Electric Bassists: Getting Started

    • Course Workbook

    • Getting Started: Chapter Outline

    • Upright for Electric Bassists: Parts of the bass

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: How to hold the bass

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: What's the right string height?

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: Standing position, left elbow, and hand shape

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: Strings, pickups and basses. What should you get?

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: Caring for your bass, climate and humidity, and Chelsea's bass-case method

    • Upright for Electric Bass Players: Upright bass resources
  • 2

    Upright Bass for Electric Bassists: Chapter 2

    • Plucking for Tone

    • Plucking for Tone: Sheet Music

    • Plucking for Tone: Lesson Plan

    • Left Hand, the Right Way

    • Left Hand, the Right Way: Sheet Music

    • Left Hand, the Right Way: Lesson Outline

    • Building Scale Shapes

    • Building Scale Shapes: Sheet Music

    • Building Scale Shapes: Lesson Outline
  • 3

    Upright Bass for Electric Bassists: Chapter 3

    • Playing in Tune

    • Playing in Tune: Lesson Outline

    • Upright First-Aid

    • Upright First-Aid: Lesson Outline

    • Walking a Bass Line

    • Walking a Bass Line: Sheet Music

    • Walking a Bass Line: Lesson Outline
  • 4

    Upright Bass for Electric Bassists: Chapter 4

    • Shifting

    • Shifting: Sheet Music

    • Shifting: Lesson Outline

    • Thumb Position

    • Thumb Position: Sheet Music

    • Thumb Position: Lesson Outline

    • Melody, Bassline, Solo

    • Melody, Bassline, Solo: Sheet Music

    • Lesson Outline

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Upright Bass for Electric Bassists

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