THE ORCHESTRA: A USER'S MANUAL

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DOUBLE BASS

Section: Strings
Transposing? Yes

Construction
Range
Bowing
Plucking
Left Hand
Mute/Harmonics
Chords
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

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More than any other string instrument, the double bass is associated with pizzicato. In jazz, plucking is the normal way to play the instrument. This has led to a vast range of nuances available to the bass player. Corin Long demonstrates the main ones as follows:

Normal - piano
Normal - forte
Snap pizzicato.
Finger techniques: flesh, tip (hammered), different fingers
2 or 3 fingers. Using the thumb. Strumming. Jazz v. orchestral techniques.
Sustain with pizzicato
Glissando
Tremolo