Free Bass Transcriptions

[TKenrick]

I've collected an embarrassing amount of instructional material over the years; some books are brilliant, others somewhat mediocre, but there's one in particular that I think is by far the worst...

 

[stewblack]

Another fine offering. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience.

[Reggaebass]

Your work is so inspiring.  Thank you for sharing 

[TKenrick]

@stewblack@Reggaebass thanks so much for the kind words, really means a lot!

[stewblack]

Showed and explained this to a friend I'm helping out as they start learning bass. Couldn't have come at a better time. Saved me teaching her a load of unnecessary stuff.

So thanks again.

[TKenrick]

Had a request competition from my email subscribers and here's the winning entry - George Porter Jr in fine form...

The Meters - 'Funkify Your Life' Transcription

[TKenrick]

This is a tune that appears periodically on set lists and always appears to have fallen out of my brain. Delightfully sloppy bass playing from Ronnie Wood:

Rod Stewart - 'Maggie May' bass transcription pdf

Edited November 21, 2018 by TKenrick

[TKenrick]

I always thought that this was an American band... Here's a classic slice of US soul from Merseyside:

 

The Real Thing - 'You To Me Are Everything' bass transcription pdf

[stewblack]

5 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

I always thought that this was an American band... Here's a classic slice of US soul from Merseyside:

 

The Real Thing - 'You To Me Are Everything' bass transcription pdf

Thank you.

[stevie]

Love it! I've always wanted to have a bash at that Real Thing line.

[TKenrick]

Some of my favourite books for working on sight reading and some tips to maximise your practising efficiency:

 

[Reggaebass]

50 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

Some of my favourite books for working on sight reading and some tips to maximise your practising efficiency:

 

Great knowledge as always, thank you 👍

[TKenrick]

This is probably my favourite disco groove of all time. Great work from Jimmy Williams on a track that nearly got given to The O'Jays:

McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now bass transcription PDF

[Kevsy71]

On 02/12/2018 at 18:53, TKenrick said:

Some of my favourite books for working on sight reading and some tips to maximise your practising efficiency:

 

An excellent lesson, and just at the right time for me as I'm finally learning theory after 3 decades. Also proof that you should judge a book by its cover...thanks for posting!

[TKenrick]

Great bass playing from a saxophonist... Wilton Felder puts the soul into Christmas:

Jackson 5 - 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' bass transcription PDF

[TKenrick]

Remembering the late Joe Osborn with some lovely melodic playing:

Simon & Garfunkel - 'The Only Living Boy in New York' bass transcription PDF

[TKenrick]

A stupid comment, but one that signifies a wider problem of confusing the instrument with the music:

And a tune that pops up on gigs frequently but I've still been playing wrong for years:

Tina Turner - Proud Mary bass transcription PDF

[stewblack]

10 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

A stupid comment, but one that signifies a wider problem of confusing the instrument with the music:

And a tune that pops up on gigs frequently but I've still been playing wrong for years:

Tina Turner - Proud Mary bass transcription PDF

Beautiful. 

[stewblack]

On 02/12/2018 at 18:53, TKenrick said:

Some of my favourite books for working on sight reading and some tips to maximise your practising efficiency:

 

You're starting to cost me money now...

[TKenrick]

5 minutes ago, stewblack said:

You're starting to cost me money now...

YES! Such a great book. And great value, actually - years of horribly beneficial exercises in there. I still come back to mine if I feel like I need to sharpen up my rhythm reading skills (which, in fairness, is most days). Quite a lot of the syncopation in there is written 'badly', which means that if you can survive the book then you can get through pretty much anything.

It works brilliantly away from the bass, too, which is an excellent way to confuse people on public transport... why is that man spasmodically tapping on his leg and swearing under his breath?

[stewblack]

Oh God I hadn't thought of the bass free opportunities. Might have to start carrying drum sticks.

[AMJH]

Hi. Please, could you do a transcription for me of Rex Brown's bass parts in Pantera's 'Mouth for War'. Thanks.

[TKenrick]

12 hours ago, AMJH said:

Hi. Please, could you do a transcription for me of Rex Brown's bass parts in Pantera's 'Mouth for War'. Thanks.

I'm a huge Pantera fan, but unfortunately I don't have time to take individual transcription requests. I have a request competition every few months for those who are subscribed to my website's email list, but outside of that I don't offer bespoke transcriptions; there might be other forum members who do...

It's far more labour intensive but much more beneficial for you to start transcribing things - I made a lengthy video that I posted earlier in this thread about my methods and how to get started with it.

[TKenrick]

Been getting lots of questions as to why using double bass books might be good for electric bassists, so here's an overview of what I got from Simandl:

 

There's also a new transcription here:

Fleetwood Mac - 'Go Your Own Way' bass transcription PDF

 

[Reggaebass]

35 minutes ago, TKenrick said:

Been getting lots of questions as to why using double bass books might be good for electric bassists, so here's an overview of what I got from Simandl:

 

There's also a new transcription here:

Fleetwood Mac - 'Go Your Own Way' bass transcription PDF

 

Great advice as always , thank you