Upright Bass Primer – Supplemental Information

Introduction

Tuning

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4 Slow

Exercise 4 Fast

Exercise 5

Exercise 6 Slow

Exercise 6 Fast

Exercise 7 Slow

Exercise 7 Fast

Tom Dooley Slow

Tom Dooley Fast

Pretty Polly Slow

Pretty Polly Fast

Exercise 8

Exercise 9 Slow

Exercise 9 Fast

G, C, D Song Slow

G, C, D Song Fast

Going Down that Road Slow

Going Down the Road Fast

Worried Man Blues in G Slow

Worried Man Blues in G Fast

Exercise 10

Exercise 11

Exercise 12 Slow

Exercise 12 Fast

Rueben’s Train in D Slow

Rueben’s Train in D Fast

Soldier’s Joy in D Slow

Soldier’s Joy in D Fast

Exercise 13

Exercise 14

Exercise 15 Slow

Exercise 15 Fast

John Hardy in A Slow

John Hardy in A Fast

Nine Pound Hammer Slow

Nine Pound Hammer Fast

Exercise 16

Exercise 17

Exercise 18

Sittin On Top of the World in A Slow

Sittin On Top of the World in A Fast

Whole World in His Hands in C Slow

Whole World in His Hands in C Fast

Exercise 19

Exercise 21 Slow

Exercise 21 Fast

Dark Hollow in C Slow

Dark Hollow in C Fast

Billy in the Lowground in C Slow

Billy in the Lowground in C Fast

Exercise 22

Exercise 23

Exercise 24

Exercise 25

Exercise 26

Bb Song Slow

Bb Song Fast

Going Down that Road in Bb Slow

Going Down that Road in Bb Fast

Going Down that Road Alternate

John Hardy in A Alternate Slow

Exercise 27 Slow

Exercise 27 Fast

Exercise 28 Slow

Exercise 28 Fast

Going Down that Road in G