Brian Ritchie on “Please Do Not Go” by Jimi Durso… Click to download Brian Ritchie on “Please Do Not Go” A too often overlooked bassist, Brian...
We Three Kings for Solo Bass by Jonathan Moody… A solo bass arrangement of the traditional holiday tune. We Three Kings Video We Three Kings for Solo...
The Sorcerer – A Bass Transcription by Alex Wilkerson… This transcription comes from a Herbie Hancock composition entitled “The Sorcerer”. It can be found on Herbie’s album:...
Just the Two of Us – Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… “Just the Two of Us” is a Grammy award winning R&B song that was written by Bill...
Finding Your Own Voice Stealing Ideas by Jimi Durso… A phrase I commonly use with students is: “Don’t steal the lick, steal the idea”. Just like...
DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPTION FOR John Entwistle’s Bassline on Young Man’s Blues Taken from 1970s Live at Leeds, “Young Man’s Blues” is the Ox at his most ferocious,...
Hello friends. I though I’d really give you bass players out there something you can test just how good you think you are with for this...
Deconstructing Ghost in the Machine by Rob Collier… Ghost in the Machine, the fourth studio album by the Police, marks a departure from their first three albums, all...
RICO BELLED’s XR7 – Five of Eight Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… Grammy nominated bass player for the contemporary jazz band ‘Rippingtons’. For the last 20 years...
BASS LINES BY JAIME VAZQUEZ: THE SIXTEENTH-NOTE GROOVE PART III – DAVE ELLEFSON’S STYLE… Hello bass players! Welcome to the third part of the article devoted...
Encyclopedia of Soul Grooves: Donald “Duck” Dunn’s Classic Bass Lines By Rob Collier… The bass world was saddened by the news that Donald “Duck” Dunn, best known...
McCartney’s Masterpiece: Bass on the Beatles’ Something by Rob Collier… In last month’s article, I did an overview of Paul McCartney’s melodic bass lines, citing short...
The Melodic Bass Lines of Paul McCartney by Rob Collier… Through the Beatles’ eight years of recorded output, they showed an incredible versatility in the styles...
Bass Transcription – The Beatles, Come Together by Andreas Farmakalidis… This month I am transcribing a great tune from the Beatles, Come Together. Everyone knows this...
Prelude by Bach, a Bass Transcription by Rhayn Jooste… The piece for this month is the Prelude from Cello Suite II. This is of course by the...