On this page you will find transcriptions, many of which appeared in rock charts, the rock transcription column in modern drummer, of which i was the author for several years. Tiran porter, the doobie brothers bass transcriptions by eric. This indispensable guide offers full transcriptions of nine of mccartneys most revered bass parts. Heres a transcription in a similar vein bass players book. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon. Other transcriptions are excerpted from my books all the transcriptions were done by. September 2017 marked 30 years since the untimely death of jaco pastorius, the selfproclaimed greatest bass player of all time who completely revolutionised not only the instrument itself but also the way that it was played jaco pioneered the fretless bass and helped to make the electric bass a more legitimate jazz instrument this may or may not be a terrible thing, depending on. These free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Episode 2 of the bass players book club focuses on some of my favourite books for developing your reading skills and some strategies for using them with maximum efficiency in order. Song bass player artist a kiss before i go catherine popper ryan adams accidentally like a. If you want one of my bass transcriptions, theyre free. Over the years, i have transcribed many bass parts and solos, as well as many solos from horn players and piano players. Each title is arranged and presented on facing pages, the lefthand page with just the melody in notation and tab, the righthand page with melody. I was a late, and i mean late, bloomer in high school.
It was terribly difficult to play, but i think that helped me develop finger strength and, in a way, if i could play anything relatively musical on that then when i got to a bass that actually felt good i sounded like i could play. Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Transcriptions of all styles featuring the noble musicians who hold it down on the f. The conference brought middle and high school teachers from all over idaho to the college of southern idaho for three days of seminars and workshops. The bass part is triplet heavy, so much so that it could be written in 128.
Index 1 the boss james brown 2 fell in love with a boy joss stone 3 whats the buzz jcs soundtrack 4 for what its worth east harlem voices 5 lets get it on marvin gaye 6. All transcriptions are available in pdf format for free download bass transcriptions and more by dave fink. A heavyweight compilation of 50 alltimegreat rock songs, with lyrics, melody, chords and bass lines. The transcribed bass lines for favorite songs from stevie wonder. The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard. Every time i heard this song i thought, thats a quality bass line and groove so i. Transcriptions on this page you will find transcriptions, many of which appeared in rock charts, the rock transcription column in modern drummer, of which i was the author for several years. The creative genius of stevie wonder lives in these bass lines from of his big hit songs.
Just found the best bass notation site in the universe, also offering tab to the lesser bass mortals, just cannot understand why it took me so long to find you. Thebasscases master list of transcriptions, sorted by bass player, song, album, and year. The bassment is a mean machine groove for bass players. Stevie wonder bass transcriptions, vol 1 bass books. James jamerson, nathan watts and others played them. If you do distribute them, please credit the transcriber by linking to this website. The ebook pdf includes accurate notefornote transcription in standard notation and tab. Stu hamm the book of lies bass transcriptions by kevin smith november 18, 2019. This book comes with a copy of the printready pdf ebook and the. This transcription of greasy wheel, hosted on bryans own site, serves as a sampler for the full 140page book of transcriptions, which can be purchased from monsieur bellers digital superstore. This collection of bass transcriptions and tabs takes a look at the fretless bass work of the legendary pino palladino. Contributors the bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in. A versatile and indemand session bass player who has played and recorded with a wide spectrum of artists including tears for fears, paul mccartney, the who, peter gabriel, phil collins, chaka khan, don henley, melissa etheridge, elton john, eric clapton, b. Recent transcriptions are highlighted in orange, and new transcriptions are highlighted.
Bass transcriptions jazz classical pop rubenheimans. From jazz to pop and classical to some of my own compositions. The first bass was a very cheap samick bass that had extremely high action and was just extremely unergonomic. Pino palladino bass transcriptions bass tabs classic. Bass transcriptions of mike watt of the minutemen bass transcription of the barney miller theme some of the more fun and funky basslines, ive played over the years, transcribed to share out for educational use only not for sale. Stevie wonder bass transcriptions bass musician magazine. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020. Keith lives in colorado springs and is a monster saxophonist.
From the weather report album night passage speak like a child. This new downloadable ebook pdf from transcriptionist aidan hampson contains some of lees personal favorites and has been approved by the man himself. Now, pdfs of the majority of my transcriptions are available right here. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and print out pages as you wish. Newest additions 24k magic bruno mars dont stop til you get enough michael jackson take me down pretty reckless by request. This ebookpdf includes accurate notefornote transcription in standard notation and tab. After browsing our selection of free bass tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. For over 15 years bassline publishing has published a range of critically acclaimed transcription books covering legendary bassists such as mark king, stuart hamm, stuart zender, marcus miller and bernard edwards. A book of 16 transcriptions of blues bass playing click image to download. Another great release from aidan hampson is the steely dan collection. Download free and accurate pdf bass tabs for all your favorite iron maiden songs made from power tab files. Best of sting bass transcriptions ebook pdf he came to fame as songwriter, lead singer and bass player for the police 197784, then went on to become one of the most popular, bestselling and most awarded rock stars ever 10 grammies. Petri krzywacki transcriptions songtrellis the changes. From the jaco pastorius album curtain call chuck rainey all of these transcriptions are from an instructional book that was never published.
The moog keyboardsynth parts stevie played have been arranged for 5string. Other transcriptions are excerpted from my books all the transcriptions were done by me, except where noted. Santa clara vanguard scv 2012 drum feature 2016 lick bass cadence. Best of sting bass transcriptions sting came to fame as a songwriter, lead singer and bass. Hey chris, thanks so much, as a newish bass player, i have learned more than a few songs based on your transcriptions. It would really help younger players which i am not, so this isnt just because i cant figure out the changes to see the relationship between the notes and the chords. Leland said, i never knew how cool my parts were until i. Motown selections will include analysis and transcriptions of his bass lines for heat wave 1963 by martha and the vandellas and my guy 1964 by mary wells. These are all complete bass lines and this is the first time i have put them up for the general bass playing. Reading have you ever wondered what the best sight reading books for bass are, or how to practise sight reading. All transcriptions found on the bassment are for educational use only. Leland sklar is one of the most recorded bass players ever, most notably with james taylor, billy cobham and phil collins.
This is note for note as played on the record including johns cheeky overdub at bar 78. And here is a small sample of great books of transcriptions from a range of artists, many including performance and gear notes. Mar 03, 2017 bass book tiran porter, the doobie brothers bass transcriptions by eric beaule this collection of bass transcriptionstabs presents the bass lines of 10 classic hits from the doobie brothers, as played by bassist tiran porter. Check out his cds which can be purchased from itunes. More than 470 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. Free transcriptions for electric bass guitar and double bass from manchester bass lessons. Coltrane, davis, ellington, shorter, mingus, monk and more. To access the quality content at cocosbassment, a small fee of. If youre using transcriptions for paid gigs or as teaching material, then a small. Simply select which bundle of transcriptions you want and whether you want them in tablature or notation they will be automatically added to the cart. We have also published a range of highly acclaimed tuition books such as ultimate slap bass, plectrum technique for bass guitar, the bass. Bass transcription archives bass musician magazine, the face of.
More double bass inspiration can be found on my youtube channel. You can post requests for transcriptions and lessons. Bass transcription service if you want one of my bass transcriptions, theyre free. Funk bass transcriptions of bootsy collins transcriptions of basslines by other james brown bassists such as tim drummond, charles sherrell, and bernard odum bass transcriptions of billy cox, the funky bassist with jimi hendrix on dolly dagger and izabella complete transcriptions of paul mccartneys bass parts on abbey road reggae. Today, on his birthday, a new jaco book, a free transcription, and lots more in the newsletter. Song bass player artist a kiss before i go catherine popper ryan adams accidentally like a martyr leland sklar warren zevon adia brian minato sarah mclachlan aint no sunshine donald duck dunn bill withers always late bee spears willie nelson are you ready for the country tim drummond neil young barrier reef murry hammond old. However, if you want one of these charts modifying different key, arrangement change or a tab chart then i can do that for you for a small charge of. Transcription archive sykes transcription custom music. All of our bass tab pdf is printable and downloadable so you can enjoy it for years to come. Following, the thesis will focus on the years 19661971, with further description of. To help with the study of these transcriptions, please reference the original recording. Steely dan collection bass transcriptions by aidan hampson. Standard notation for over 200 songs free bass transcriptions. All transcriptions are available in pdf format for free download.
Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face. Stu cook, creedence clearwater revival bass transcriptions. Title includes the following songs wanna be startin somethin baby be mine. Bass guitar transcriptions double bass transcriptions. Mr pc bass line 1812 stella by starlight john coltrane 1681 other transcriptions include autumn leaves, so what, take the a train, maiden voyage, solar, nows the time and more. Ive really enjoyed playing through the tunes and while the bass always grooves in a steely dan tune, that doesnt mean it is necessarily easy. The bass groove that serves as the introduction to quarter master grabbed my attention the first time i heard it way back in 2012 and its been on my transcription todo list ever since. Queen bass transcriptions are few and far between online and are usually pretty inaccurate so i decided to do my own. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form. Here are 2 pdf books that contain 48 sonny stitt transcriptions done by fellow saxophonist keith oxman. Here are the bass lines for all nine songs on that 1982 release.
Sids ahead bassline sids ahead bass solo time was bassline time was solo videos. All other use s require permission from the owner s and transcription author s. Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face of. This bass transcription is the full percy heath walking bass line to but not for me take 2 from miles davis 1957 album bags groove.
See all eric beaule bass music transcription ebooks. The following transcriptions are premium paid for and taken from the books jamiroquai. Put simply, bryan bellers seminal second album rocks. All of the tunes can be found on various steely dan releases, or all of them, with the exception of aja, can be found on a decade of steely dan. My infinite gratitude, thank you guys you can find my patreon page here. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. Transcribed by aidan hampson includes the following songs. They became one of the most successful acts in the history of popular music their skill at writing innovative, charttopping music obviously outweighed their ability to come up with an original band name. If theres a bass part not listed that you want me to transcribe, then theres two options. An incredible 400 songs from the jazz giants of the last 40 years. With a little help from my friends bass transcriptions. Thriller for bass michael jacksons thriller album was a creative milestone. This transcription of greasy wheel, hosted on bryans own site, serves as a sampler for the full 140page book of transcriptions, which can be purchased from monsieur bellers digital superstore transcription commentsanalysis.
Click here to check out our full list of ebooks over 160 titles click here for ebook download info and instructions. The would be twice as valuable to younger players if they had the chords as well as the bass line. By far,the most accurate, best transcription available and i have seen quite a few in the last 20 yrs. This collection of bass transcriptions tabs presents the bass lines of 15 classic hits from creedence clearwater revival, as played by bassist stu cook.
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