Basic Right Hand Tone Production

This video is the first in a series of jazz instructional videos featuring Chris Fitzgerald, assistant professor of music theory and jazz bass at the University of Louisville School of Music. This installment covers three basic aspects of right hand pizzicato tone production for jazz bass: Finger placement, arm weight, and wrist motion. Future installments will cover various topics including rhythmic subdivision of the right arm stroke, using arm weight to produce good left hand stops, shell voicings for bass, walking bass line construction, and more. For more information and bass-related content including articles, sound files, and videos, please visit chrisfitzgeraldmusic.com. 0:00 Intro/Topics/Credits 0:45 Spoken intro and topics 1:25 Placing the index finger on the string 1:52 Arm motion for plucking the G, D, and A strings 2:57 Three ways to pluck the E string 5:03 Detail shots of finger placement on each string 7:35 Arm weight and fluid wrist motion in the stroke 11:18 Summary/Conclusion 12:02 Outtro