The Perfect Two Feel Bass Line... Triplets & All!

DDB jazz specialist, Katie Thiroux shares her top tips for playing bass lines in a swinging two feel. She covers everything from the basics, to chromatic embellishments and triplets. With references to legendary bassists Scott LaFaro, Ray Brown, as well as modern masters such as David Wong and more, this video is a comprehensive guide to understanding two feel bass lines and triplets... and it’s under 10 minutes!
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TIMECODES:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 What is a two feel bass line?
01:16 Chromatic leading tones
01:50 Rhythm
03:01 Triplet feel
03:22 Embellishments on beat 4
04:07 Demonstration
04:41 Feeling the pulse
05:30 David Wong
06:26 How to avoid slowing tempo
07:05 Bassists with a good two feel
08:07 Outro
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[@DyarContreras]

Her knowledge of jazz history is great!
I had no idea that LeFaro spent time on the West Coast.

[@lislearnitalianwithsongs]

Katie : every time I see one of her vertical videos, and in many of them she sings and plays bass, I HAVE to grab my double bass and play. And I’m so happy to do it.
Jeff: what an awesome channel/project you have created.
Thanks to both of you!

[@DiscoverDoubleBass]

Thanks so much, great to hear you're enjoying what we do. :-)

[@iangarrott21]

Like the finish on that bass.

[@DiscoverDoubleBass]

Yes, me too. Darker varnish can have a lot of mojo!

[@Dave-vv8zp]

I’ve been made fun of for years for the intermittent, unconscious tongue-clicking on 2 & 4. I feel so vindicated watching this! 😂

[@olivierherment1188]

thank you

[@TimLerchGuitar]

Nice video, Red Mitchell played a great 2 feel

[@DiscoverDoubleBass]

Absolutely, I couldn't agree more.

[@ClassicalGuitarMusings]

Legendary bassist

[@newbiebass74]

Took me to like 20 min in to realize I can manipulate the screen to utilize the 360. Lol