Red hot chili peppers love rollercoaster the lick this blew my mind when i first heard the bass part a little after 3 minutes in close to the end. Funk and reggae and rock basslines these bass transcriptions inculde. He also used a dan armstrong plexiglass bass on occasion after cream. Bass az index whotabs the who tabs guitar bass drums. Bruce, who turns 69 this year, calls the new signature bass the best there is. Dig that bass cover video wilbur bascomb hare krishna. The shows put together by the legendary bassist were held over two days in cologne, germany on nov. The paper edition also features transcriptions of some of jacks playing. He used a danelectro for recording parts of disraeli gears at least. None of the transcriptions are mine, attribution is done on the websites. More than 470 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. From the weather report album night passage speak like a child. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation.
Bass transcriptions discussion in tablature and notation bg started by. 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. Free bass transcriptions is run by tom kenrick, a uk bass player who loathes writing about himself in the third person i set up this site in 2008 as a home for the transcriptions that i was doing for gigs and requests from students the internet has a wealth of resources for tab readers and relatively little to offer for those who want to develop their notation reading. Behold the blistering bass solos of cream bassist and singer. 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. Put simply, bryan bellers seminal second album rocks. Discussion in strings bg started by lonesomedave, jun 6, 2011. Bass tabs of songs by cream 70 bass tabs including sunshine of your love, white room ver 3 and crossroads. This is the seventh in a series of transcriptions of the work of unsung british bassists, as prompted by conversations on the no treble facebook group. Jan 31, 2014 quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet.
Stu hamm the book of lies bass transcriptions by kevin smith november 18, 2019. I started posting transcriptions that id done for gigs or as requests from students a few years ago and now have roughly 100 pdfs in the archive which are free to download. Ive just finished the transcription to the awesome bass line on 24k magic bass line by bruno mars. Jerry bridges w dobie gray let go bass line, from let go 1976 jack bruce w cream steppin out bass line, from live cream volume ii 1972 jack bruce l ife on earth bass line, from cities of the heart 1993 boz burrell w bad company dont let me down bass line, from bad company 1974. Theyre free and you can find them all here on this page. 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 do your thing marion gaines singers. And here is a small sample of great books of transcriptions from a range of artists, many including performance and gear notes. 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. For me, it is really oldschool bass playing at its best a pbass, an ampeg b15 and a hell of a musician, wilbur bascomb.
Alfred music publishing has released the best of jack bruce. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form. These are all complete bass lines and this is the first time i have put them up for the general bass playing. 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. Jack bruce will be presented with the bass player lifetime achievement award along with. To help with the study of these transcriptions, please reference the original recording. Bassline as recorded by cream from the 1966 album fresh cream words and music by jack bruce transcribed by slowhand. From the jaco pastorius album curtain call chuck rainey all of these transcriptions are from an instructional book that was never published. Join me on facebook and like my page so you can download free bass solos and bass line transcriptions. His former cream bandmate, ginger baker played drums at the show, as did simon phillips. All sheet music is transcribed by myself and you can also check out the videos to each. For all guitar transcriptions, see the guitar az index. Best of sting bass transcriptions sting came to fame as a songwriter, lead singer and bass. 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.
Jack bruce, the singer and bassist most wellknown for his work with rock and roll hall of fame band cream, died saturday at the age of 71 at his. All bass transcriptions on whotabs, listed alpahbetically, including the related source index. The two formed the bassment with the goal to provide as many high quality transcriptions to the bass community as possible. The bassment was established in 2009 by bassists simon merrick and ron mollinga. 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. Over the years, i have transcribed many bass parts and solos, as well as many solos from horn players and piano players. The first and a must have for any bass player is standing in the shadows of motown by allan slutsky aka dr licks. However, if you want one of these charts modifying different key, arrangement change or a tab chart then i. To access the quality content at cocosbassment, a small fee of.
You know, whenever hair soundtrack hits my playlist, i just stop, sit down, and listen. Cream born under a bad sign bass transcription jack bruce. Kids work practiseequals a lack of time to do transcriptions. Ill be adding new ones every week so make sure to join us on facebook and twitter to get the latest. Transcription archive sykes transcription custom music.
Jack bruces 50th birthday concerts released on cd and dvd. 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. Coltrane, davis, ellington, shorter, mingus, monk and more. Eleven songs are from bruces recordings from creams fresh cream, disraeli gears, and wheels of fire albums, and two are from bruces own. Below is a comprehensive table of all free transcriptions we have available in our archive. Recent transcriptions are highlighted in orange, and new transcriptions are highlighted.
Dec 05, 2014 when jack bruce wanted to celebrate that he had turned 50, he decided to throw a party. Newest additions 24k magic bruno mars dont stop til you get enough michael jackson take me down pretty reckless by request. Cream badge jack bruce bass transcriptiontab sellfy. Sweet emotion, aerosmith something, the beatles livin on a prayer, bon jovi hitch a ride, boston badge, cream.
Stevebass5, groove doctor, garret graves and 30 others like this. The bass part is triplet heavy, so much so that it could be written in 128. Cream born under a bad sign bass transcription jack. Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face of. New video gives us 500 years of music history in 8 minutes. Free bass transcriptions is run by tom kenrick, a uk bass player who loathes writing about himself in the third person i set up this site in 2008 as a home for the transcriptions that i was doing for gigs and requests from students the internet has a wealth of resources for tab readers and relatively little to offer for those who want to develop their notation reading abilities outside. Complete bass transcriptions and partial transcriptions, which contain bass notes or patterns included in a guitar transcription. An incredible 400 songs from the jazz giants of the last 40 years. Ive recently tarted up overhauled my bass blog and transcriptions website and im currently wading through my sibelius folder of unfinished transcriptions in an effort to get some new stuff up on the site. Theres basically 3 books you can buy that feature jamerson transcriptions. Unlike some fabled instruments associated with venerable players, the primary gibson eb3 bass utilized by jack bruce from the mid60s to the mid70s has been accounted for, although at one time it had disappeared into the murky mists of legend and rumor. Jack bruce all, chords, tabs, pro, power, bass tabs, ukulele chords tabs including never tell your mother shes out of tune, theme for an imaginary western, tickets to waterfalls, weird of hermiston.
Hes used an aria, a spector, and said he tried out a stingray. There is considerable scope for a better book which includes a cd or dvd. Crossroads cream live bass playalongjack brucestandard e. He gained popularity as the lead vocalist and bass guitarist of british rock band cream. Cream bass tablature 70 bass tabs bass tabs big bass.
You have started including cds with your latest transcriptions e. Bruce is considered to be one of the most important and influential bass guitarists of all time. Though there are tons of tabs and transcriptions of varying quality circulating the internet of popular songs and even some lesser known songs and even songs, finding a reliable source of readable, userfriendly bass guitar transcriptions can be very difficult. John symon asher bruce 14 may 1943 25 october 2014, known professionally as jack. Free bass transcriptions theory and technique basschat. After numerous requests ive decided to start adding full drum transcriptions to the site. See all eric beaule bass music transcription ebooks. I am always suspicious of tab books which do not include a cd playing the transcription. You can pay via paypal and include a note with the files you want. The bassment is a mean machine groove for bass players.
More double bass inspiration can be found on my youtube channel. There are far too many poorly produced drum charts on the web so i thought its about. The warwick jack bruce survivor is a bass that truly channels a players voice. Paul mccartney offers a short tutorial on how to play the bass guitar.
Jun 01, 2009 jack bruce is such a consummate bass player that this does not do him justice. From jazz to pop and classical to some of my own compositions. Free was formed in 1968 in london, and they followed in the footsteps of bands such as cream and fleetwood mac, who grew out of the british blues explosion of the midsixties. 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. Jack bruce this bass transcription for jack bruces bass line includes, an accurate notefornote bass tab and transcription in. You may view the story in pdf format by clicking here. Alfred is offering a free sample from the book pdf download. Aug 21, 2009 alfred music publishing has released the best of jack bruce.
Behold the blistering bass solos of cream bassist and. Queen bass transcriptions are few and far between online and are usually pretty inaccurate so i decided to do my own. After the group disbanded in 1968, he pursued a solo career and also played with several bands. Jack bruce songs for a tailor 1969 full album transcription download as. The transcription is available as tab an notation to. Free bass transcription of born under a bad sign by cream. Eleven songs are from bruces recordings from creams fresh cream, disraeli gears, and wheels of fire albums, and two are from bruce s own solo. Now, pdfs of the majority of my transcriptions are available right here. Though marcus miller and willie weeks also feature on naughty, its anthony jackson who steals the show with his thundering low cs and killer grooves.
I collated all the websites that have transcriptions a very few also contain tab that ive collected over the past year and blogged about them today to share with folks. I personally cannot think of a better goal to build a site around especially since there are so few sites that are providing such a quality. Jack bruce crossroads live bass cover with tab duration. The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard. All other use s require permission from the owner s and transcription author s. Private instruction in addition to performing and recording, i enjoy passing on the knowledge i have acquired about the bass guitar and music through private instruction. Bass transcription service if you want one of my bass transcriptions, theyre free. Best of jack bruce authentic bass tab editions 9780739059012. When jack bruce wanted to celebrate that he had turned 50, he decided to throw a party. Throughout my years as a student and teacher i have compiled and created many exercises and methods of study to maximize learning, whether you are. The best of jack bruce transcription book no treble. Jack bruce is such a consummate bass player that this does not do him justice. All transcriptions found on the bassment are for educational use only. Bass transcriptions is a free youtubeseries i am running that provides full transcriptions in proper notation of basslines to accompany playalong videos.
Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face. Jack bruce what bass and mainly what strings did jack. John symon asher bruce 14 may 1943 25 october 2014, known professionally as jack bruce, was a scottish singersongwriter, musician and composer. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020.