Looking for a clear and comprehensive system
to learn your scales and arpeggios?
Here's what's included in this course bundle.
The Ultimate Practice Companion: Master your Scales and Arpeggios.
In this special course bundle, you get full access to Double Bass Scales: The Play-Along Collection and Double Bass Arpeggios: The Play-Along Collection.
The Scales and Arpeggios collections present digital sheet music of written-out scales and arpeggios in all 12 keys, downloadable backing tracks, detailed fingerings, and written guidance. With hundreds of scales and arpeggios to choose from, the collections are the ultimate practice guides and are sure to help bassists of any standard practice methodically, in time, and in tune.
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Your Tutor
Geoff Chalmers is the founder of Discover Double Bass, an educator and professional double bassist from the UK. He is a double bass fanatic who loves to teach and created Discover Double Bass to give you the tools, inspiration and support you need to create your best music.
Courses Included with Purchase
Full access to our Scales and Arpeggios collections.
Here's what's included in the Scales Collection:
The scales are presented in order of difficulty giving you a clear and logical route through the study material.
Fully Notated 1-Octave and 2-Octave Scales in 12 Keys:
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, Blues, Chromatic, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Whole/Half Diminished, Half/Whole Diminished, Altered, Whole Tone.
There are a total of 432 scales in this collection and a short written summary of useful information is provided with each scale type.
Backing Tracks:
- Backing tracks in 1 & 2 octaves for every key and scale type
- Each backing track in a slow or fast tempo
- 12 drone note backing tracks
- Cycle of 5ths practice tracks in every scale type
There are 912 backing tracks in this collection.
Written Guides:
- Package introduction
- Notation guide
- Fingering patterns
- Why do we practice scales?
- Practice guide
- The modes explained
Bonuses:
- 90 minutes of video lessons for beginner students
- 3-octave major and minor scales with backing tracks
Find out more about the Scales Collection.
Here's what's included in the Arpeggios Collection:
The arpeggios are presented in order of difficulty giving you a clear and logical route through the study material.
Fully Notated 1-Octave and 2-Octave Arpeggios in all 12 Keys:
Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7b5, Minor Maj7, Diminished 7.
There are a total of 168 arpeggios in this collection with a short written summary of useful information for each arpeggio type.
Backing Tracks:
- Backing tracks in 1 & 2 octaves for every key and arpeggio type
- Each backing track in a slow or fast tempo
- Cycle of 5ths practice track in every scale type
- 12 drone note practice tracks
There are 362 backing tracks in this collection.
Written Guidance:
- Package introduction
- Notation guide
- Fingering patterns
- Practice guide
Bonuses:
- 30 minutes of video lessons for beginners
- 3-octave major and minor arpeggios with backing tracks
Find out more about the Arpeggios Collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The courses start now and never end! They are completely self-paced online collections - you decide when you start and when you finish each one.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to the collections for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
Can I get a refund if I'm unhappy with my purchase?
I’m sure you will love the course bundle, but if you’re not completely satisfied we offer a 30-day, money-back guarantee.
Does the course work with an iPad or tablet computer?
Yes, all of our courses can be viewed via an internet browser. However, please note an up-to-date operating system and/or browser may be required for video playback.
Are there video lessons in the courses?
Both the arpeggios and scales courses contain fully noted scales/arpeggios with fingerings, backing tracks, and written guidance. However, there are a short series of beginner videos in the bonus sections of each collection, teaching the basic scales/arpeggios.
Can I download the course material?
Yes, the scales and arpeggios are provided (PDFs) and backing tracks (MP3s) which can all be downloaded as needed. The bonus videos must be streamed online and cannot be downloaded.