Richard's Serious Thread About Getting Better on the Double Bass.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Brian Gencarelli

I understand what you are saying Joel, but you must be able to play a half step or whole step in tune to be able to play correctly with the drone. What is understood, in my head, is that you are referencing the the tempered scale with the drone in place. Relatively in tune is what we are required to do. If you want to be "exactly" in tune then you need to practice with a chromatic tuner.

I am agreeing with you, but I think a little is lost in typing rather than talking.
BG

Brian, can you give us an example of using this drone? Am I right in assuming that you might play open D, then say the Eb on the G string, then the E - and continue to work up through the intervals?