Miles Davis's All Blues

[Nene]

I'm learning 'All Blues' on the string bass but I'm not sure which
fingering will work?

It seems to be easier to play the bass line by starting the low 'G'
with my pinky and the 'e' to 'f' part with my 2nd finger on the 'e'
note on the open 'd' string and my pinky finger on the 'f' note on the
'd' string. If I do it this way, I can keep my hand in one position,
avoiding sliding to find the note.

When I learned it on the electric years and years ago, I used my
second finger for the low 'g' and my first and second finger for the
'e' and 'f' part. I'm using this way now on the string bass, but I'm
moving my hand more often, possible causing to play notes out of
pitch. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.

Rod

[seawiks]

On Apr 1, 11:39 am, "Nene" <rodbas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm learning 'All Blues' on the string bass but I'm not sure which
> fingering will work?
>
> It seems to be easier to play the bass line by starting the low 'G'
> with my pinky and the 'e' to 'f' part with my 2nd finger on the 'e'
> note on the open 'd' string and my pinky finger on the 'f' note on the
> 'd' string. If I do it this way, I can keep my hand in one position,
> avoiding sliding to find the note.
>
> When I learned it on the electric years and years ago, I used my
> second finger for the low 'g' and my first and second finger for the
> 'e' and 'f' part. I'm using this way now on the string bass, but I'm
> moving my hand more often, possible causing to play notes out of
> pitch. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Rod

I only play electric but I will say finger it exactly like what it
is, a mixolydian mode.

[rloomis@core.com]

On 1 Apr 2007 08:39:52 -0700, "Nene" <rodbass63@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm learning 'All Blues' on the string bass but I'm not sure which
>fingering will work?
>
>It seems to be easier to play the bass line by starting the low 'G'
>with my pinky and the 'e' to 'f' part with my 2nd finger on the 'e'
>note on the open 'd' string and my pinky finger on the 'f' note on the
>'d' string. If I do it this way, I can keep my hand in one position,
>avoiding sliding to find the note.
>
>When I learned it on the electric years and years ago, I used my
>second finger for the low 'g' and my first and second finger for the
>'e' and 'f' part. I'm using this way now on the string bass, but I'm
>moving my hand more often, possible causing to play notes out of
>pitch. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Rod

Try 4th finger on G(E string), then 2 to 4 on the D string.

The way your playing it is fine...but with string bass there are
always fingering choices, and my fingering allows you to be in the
right postion to play the e-flat with 1(on the D string) and not have
to shift(or move your left hand)

Good that your thinking of these issues...enjoy

Rich