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Finding Your Own Voice Stealing Ideas by Jimi Durso

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 the saying about teaching a man to fish, if you steal a...

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Just the Two of Us – Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis

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 Withers, William Salter as well as Ralph McDonald...

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The Sorcerer – A Bass Transcription by Alex Wilkerson

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: This Is Jazz, but is a...

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We Three Kings for Solo Bass by Jonathan Moody

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 Bass Transcription Right Hand Technique – Three...

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Brian Ritchie on “Please Do Not Go” by Jimi Durso

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 Ritchie did same brilliant work with the Violent Femmes,...

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Bass Transcription: Anthony Jackson’s Bass Part on I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen

Bass Transcription: Anthony Jackson’s Bass Part on I.G.Y. by Donald Fagen… Donald Fagen’s 1982 solo debut extends the sleek, smart pop craft of his work with Steely Dan into the realm of the concept...

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Bass Book – LED ZEPPELIN: WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE

Bass Book – LED ZEPPELIN: WHAT IS AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE…  This transcription for John Paul Jones’ classic bass performance includes accurate note-for-note transcription written in standard notation...

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Jiro Okada Time Warp Transcription

VIEW INTERVIEW Jiro Okada, Japan’s Melodic Superstar by Andreas Farmakalidis Bass Musician Magazine April 2013   Jiro Okada Time Warp Transcription… Prism was formed in 1975 by Akira Wada, Ken...

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Jeff Berlin’s Bass Solo on an Allan Holdsworth Composition – Water On The...

When I was a student at the Berklee College of Music waaay back in the day (when dinosaurs still roamed the earth ) it had only been a few years since Jaco Pastorius had died and there wasn’t yet the...

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Bass Transcription – THE ROLLING STONES: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL

Bass Transcription – THE ROLLING STONES: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL… This transcription is the bass line to Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones. This is Keith Richards on bass - and not Bill...

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Bass Transcription – STEVIE WONDER: LIVING FOR THE CITY – MOOG BASS LINE

Bass Transcription – STEVIE WONDER: LIVING FOR THE CITY – MOOG BASS LINE… This transcription is the Moog Bass line that Stevie Wonder played on his tune Living For The City. Now due to the range of...

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Bass Lines by Jaime Vazquez – Adventurous Bass Playing Part V

Hello Bass Brothers!  Last month, we studied how to play the bass like a piano.  We worked with the interesting piano part of the song Don’t Stop Believin’.   Now let’s deepen into this way of playing...

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Bass Transcription: “Livin’ On A Prayer” Revisited by Rob Collier

Click to download the bass transcription for “Livin’ On A Prayer” I was a big fan of Bon Jovi when I was in third and fourth grade. I made my own Bon Jovi t-shirts with black spray paint. I watched and...

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Bass Transcription – Silly Love Songs from Wings Over America By Rob Collier

Bass Transcription – Silly Love Songs from Wings Over America By Rob Collier… Click to dowload the bass transcription for Silly Love Songs This summer Paul McCartney released a remastered edition of...

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Bass Transcription – Eddie Gomez Bass Solo on Bill Evans’ We Will Meet Again...

Bass Transcription – Eddie Gomez Bass Solo on Bill Evans’ We Will Meet Again by Lucas Pickford… Acoustic bassist Eddie Gomez in one of my all time favorites. I’ve contributed one other Gomez...

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BASS LINES by Jaime Vazquez: Marc Anthony – Vivir Mi Vida Rendition

Welcome to BASS LINES!  Thank you for all your support!  We appreciate it! This month we have Marc Anthony’s Vivir Mi Vida, the first version of Salsa in history to hold the #1 position for ten...

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BASS LINES by Jaime Vazquez: Yngwie J. Malmsteen – The Polydor Years

Steve Huey of AllMusic stated that, ”Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the ’80s.” yngwiemalmsteen.com/yngwie Yngwie Malmsteen was born...

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Megadeth Bass Anthology

New from Hal Leonard, the Megadeth Bass Anthology features 20 of the finest from these thrash masters, with Dave Ellefson’s awesome bass lines transcribed note for note with tab. Songs: Countdown to...

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Metal Bass Tabs

Metal Bass Tabs contains note-for-note transcriptions of 18 classic bass-heavy favorites! Songs: Ace of Spades · (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth · Bat Country · Before I Forget · Combustion · Hammer Smashed...

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BERRY OAKLEY BASS LINES – EBOOK/PDF VERSION

Welcome to this collection of Berry Oakley transcriptions. Berry Oakley was the Bass player for The Allman Brothers prior to his untimely death in 1972 in a motorcycle accident. (And this just three...

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