1428
That’s now how many FREE accurate bass transcriptions (in standard notation) are available on my website.
This includes 57 new ones added today - 25 improved versions of existing charts, and 32 brand new transcriptions.
No sign-up or log-in required - just surf in and help yourself!
Thanks for this! I jumped in with The Human League’s Don’t You Want Me. I’m a novice to reading music and managed to work my way through it.
Thanks Tom! Really appreciate you sharing this. 
And here is this year’s Christmas present from https://tomreadbass.co.uk
A handful of new bass transcriptions, including some seasonal ones, added to the website this morning, taking the total of FREE accurate bass charts to 1435.
As usual, some resulting from my own gig prep and some from website orders (half-price option - so it gets shared).
Frosty The Snowman - jazz bassline transcribed from the Jamey Aebersold recording.
I’m In Love With My Car - Queen
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
We Need A Little Christmas - Jamey Aebersold
Who Wants To Live Forever? - Queen
You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep) - The Go-Go’s
A very Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2025 - from https://tomreadbass.co.uk
Fantastic, @Tom_Read! Thanks for your hard work.
First update of [https://tomreadbass.co.uk] of 2025:
A handful of newly transcribed charts added to the site.
The highlight undoubtedly being Stevie Wonder’s “Lately”. This was actually played by Stevie himself on keyboard bass for the classic 1980 “Hotter Than July” album, and I have transcribed exactly what he played.
There are actually two basslines going on in three sections. The main one dips into 5-string territory with a low Eb, but the high melodic bassline goes beyond the top Eb note on a standard 4 or 5-string bass! So it would require a 6-string fretless for a sole human bassist to carry this part off in one take!
Here’s the direct links:
Fresh Prince Of Bel Air - Will Smith [https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_93f88e968de944fc977439d790d31e36.pdf]
Lately - Stevie Wonder [https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_4b063ab8eded45e69bf5e26700f3bee8.pdf]
You’re My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White [https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1ddf373a4cc3481a8721730cd44a0645.pdf]
Happy New Year, and hope you all continue to enjoy the site. Now 1439 FREE accurate bass transcriptions for you!
A bunch of new bass transcriptions on https://tomreadbass.co.uk anyone? Will 62 do?
That’s right - a bumper 62 new charts added to the website today! You could say I’ve been busy! There number of FREE accurate charts in standard notation on the website now stands at 1488!
I prepare for my dep gigs by charting the tunes in the set list. This has resulted in the following (mostly new, but a handful of existing ones now with enhanced display):
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Club Tropicana - Wham!
Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Layla - Derek & The Dominoes
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Reach Out And Touch - Diana Ross
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
I’ve also fulfilled a few orders for bespoke transcriptions from customers. They have all opted to share the finished chart with the global bass community - so these were added to the website also:
Hitch Hike - Soul Survivors (shared courtesy of Scott VanDriel, Canada)
If I Only Had A Brain - Swinging Cats Jazz Quartet (shared courtesy of Terry Wyatt, USA)
Never Like This Before - Soul Survivors (shared courtesy of Scott VanDriel, Canada)
We Remember - Marty Haugen (shared courtesy of Dennis Johnson, Canada)
My main project recently has been preparing for a series of UK tour dates with the “A Vision Of Elvis” show. Coincidentally, before this I had a last minute dep with a different Elvis show.
The charts added to the website are NOT the ones for the show arrangements. My process is to start by transcribing the original bassline from the original recording, then edit to match the key / style / arrangement etc for the actual show I’ll be doing. The charts shared here are those transcribed from the “record” at that initial stage.
All Shook Up
Always On My Mind
Always On My Mind (with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
American Trilogy
Blue Suede Shoes
Burning Love
Don’t Be Cruel
Faded Love
Girl Of My Best Friend
Heartbreak Hotel
Help Me Make It Through The Night
His Latest Flame
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
I Got A Woman
I Just Can’t Help Believing
In The Ghetto
It’s Midnight
It’s Now Or Never
Jailhouse Rock
Johnny B. Goode
Just Pretend
Little Sister
Long Tall Sally / Whole Lotta Shakin’ medley
Love Me Tender
My Way
O Sole Mio / It’s Now Or Never
Polk Salad Annie (with Jerry Scheff’s bass solo transcribed in full)
Promised Land
Proud Mary
Return To Sender
Runaway
Steamroller Blues
Surrender
Suspicious Minds
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_eb89b60f20c34a94804943e896ac7909.pdf
Sweet Caroline (great version with cracking bassline!)
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8aaa2f13ecb04242a1c1415878a24e73.pdf
Teddy Bear
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_55fb144d921845f1a1a0026143e018af.pdf
Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel medley
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_0d669b82ab284557a0fe78af5e5e6d80.pdf
That’s All Right
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_bb003e5a045c4142a782cd854a6132e6.pdf
The Wonder Of You
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_b49704b0d01648dfa385d7d1d594467b.pdf
Way Down
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_75b85080527e4fabae07353e080c52a3.pdf
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_f11ffbace6614932b8e7005ecafa1b22.pdf
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c69690eda1eb47918ee50e936adf6f40.pdf
You Gave Me A Mountain
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_259d8258c36b4031a7c6658be8b20e9c.pdf
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (very busy bass part!)
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d556e77a2d1c439a864409f5ab90b914.pdf
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE ON YOUR TIMELINE AND IN BASS GROUPS! https://tomreadbass.co.uk
Thanks so much, Tom! 
Thanks Tom!
Over 120 new ones added today:
20th Century Boy
T-Rex
A Little Respect
Erasure
And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Pogues
Angel Face
Glitter Band
Angeleyes
Abba
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Blame It On The Boogie
Jackson 5
Blockbuster
Sweet
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Born To Boogie
T-Rex
Can’t Stop Loving You
Phil Collins
Canteloupe Island
Herbie Hancock
Changes
David Bowie
Children Of The Revolution
T-Rex
Dance Into The Light
Phil Collins
Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen
Dancing Queen
Abba
Devil Gate Drive
Suzi Quatro
Does Your Mother Know?
Abba
Don’t Bring Me Down
Electric Light Orchestra
Don’t Go
Yazoo
Don’t Look Back In Anger
Oasis
Don’t Start Now
Dua Lipa
Don’t You Want Me?
Human League
Dream Catch Me
Newton Faulkner
Espresso Macchiato
Tommy Cash
Faith
George Michael
Fat Bottomed Girls
Queen
Fire Eater
Rusty Bryant
Flying Home
Herb Ellis
Freedom
Wham!
Get It On
T-Rex
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
God Put A Smile On Your Face
Mark Ronson
Gold And Braid
Stevie Nicks
Gold Dust Woman
Stevie Nicks
Grease Megamix
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Greased Lightnin’
John Travolta
Heatwave
Martha & The Vandellas
Heatwave
Phil Collins
Heroes
David Bowie
Hold The Line
Toto
Holding Out For A Hero
Bonnie Tyler
Holiday
Madonna
Honey Honey
Abba
Hot Dog
Lou Donaldson
Hot Love
T-Rex
Hot Stuff
Donna Summer
How Will I Know?
Whitney Houston
I Am What I Am
Gloria Gaynor
I Love To Boogie
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d41846a9778542be96495e52c5352620.pdf
I Think We’re Alone Now
Tiffany
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_53b5c3d572a84362ab298585a8553c8a.pdf
I’m Coming Out
Diana Ross
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c3b50b482b0e41d1a5fa515fcc632bd2.pdf
I’m So Excited
Pointer Sisters
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_048c01fe18164ff88756daa0053ef651.pdf
I’m Your Man
Wham!
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_5e37c3798f8d47c18eac0c16cfd53447.pdf
It’s Raining Men
Weather Girls
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c1f561a10d7147d486eabdb3db9561ba.pdf
Jan Jan
Grant Green
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_218c87de5ac148afa75bde1c3fd67a69.pdf
Jeepster
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_652f14eb7151400d9e04fdf390a6ed74.pdf
Jump
Van Halen
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ebfef3e706e3414497d2035b2830f6bb.pdf
Jump (For My Love)
Pointer Sisters
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a50bd54feae94c8aad446cdd98b8bb18.pdf
Just Can’t Get Enough
Depeche Mode
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_138ff15268a64b898ea4ead0fd8778ff.pdf
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2a2c6c9abfe648f7a3844e699588992c.pdf
Land Of Confusion
Genesis
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_34992fe7af2d4d46aa6b611c58cee7ee.pdf
Let The Day Begin
The Call
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ecad725d3f764b6fb72487223925bea3.pdf
Let The Music Take Your Mind
Grant Green
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_4ac088f2229c417b84c87869a928878e.pdf
Life On Mars
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_7a6f5b1c0930414db4093a6979038636.pdf
Like A Prayer
Madonna
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_fc201e30f10c4701bb394e0a0c673e79.pdf
Like A Virgin
Madonna
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_5ce9740288da4ab2be21c9bf77fefd64.pdf
Limehouse Blues
Gunhild Carling
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_dbef7c6aa8bb4752b90d8fd5bf06dee2.pdf
Little Willy
Sweet
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_cb1a1d0217154f40a90869d7d85d424c.pdf
Livin’ On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_75a7cb49db2f45c2ab7f1c7269467b86.pdf
Loco In Acapulco
Four Tops
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_04f70e99d1cb40a0ac0b07ffa6201c2c.pdf
Longest Night
Crusaders
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c47b28e01f084653a951ab5745f74b9b.pdf
Making Your Mind Up
Bucks Fizz
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_040190bd476f479782081c5335ece2ce.pdf
Mamma Mia
Abba
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9e41dd0493604863a5080b1af1cffaa1.pdf
Material Girl
Madonna
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_5f4b90c42e32488a984461a31dbd9dfb.pdf
Metal Guru
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_dda77971a05846d69f7adf143c5588a2.pdf
Moonage Daydream
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c697d1ebf2b14a2093a3ce4b2cd7e594.pdf
My Coo-Ca-Choo
Alvin Stardust
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_cb0d1470e8f446339bcee26f4d8df9a4.pdf
New York City
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ee88b60172784fd496503c1f16d1e072.pdf
Night Shift
Commodores
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_f75b9d8323c342b58e557ff0511a7aa7.pdf
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e2d4dec1259a47009aee35144c400569.pdf
Orange Blossoms
Goldford
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_80718d72f9a84dcba9effbe0998a2514.pdf
Outside The Rain
Stevie Nicks
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_bdb3affe91684b20b04699eeeb343625.pdf
Pencil Full Of Lead
Paolo Nutini
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_3486a18fd08c4d79b878d143fe6c789f.pdf
Queen Bitch
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_eba5d853f15c44958e1a5ed88a0fc540.pdf
Rebel Rebel
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e4ee8371aa50453eb041c55c348e95c8.pdf
Ride A White Swan
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_f243a01616824abea8157bc3752fb95f.pdf
Shang-a-Lang
Bay City Rollers
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9d02e5ec3fc0480e8ec8b02888f86bdf.pdf
Singin’ In The Rain
Manhattan Jazz Orchestra
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9ad620b86edf40849d5ce302c1d49e99.pdf
Smoking At Tiffany’s
Funk Inc.
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c2e404b8c4ac46eeb30228c7f742b493.pdf
Somethinggreater
Parcels
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9eac5048ac6f44a19acd5015b96c8aad.pdf
Sorrow
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2b383d9f30c54094b9106524371ec411.pdf
Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
Sam & Dave
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8e55a1df66c84b94a4e56623c704b8ee.pdf
Spirit In The Sky
Norman Greenbaum
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8de4cf42faef450ebee7da93dbfa7f6d.pdf
Starman
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6a95178c84384b2abbff49a47a945f13.pdf
Steamy Windows
Tina Turner
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2830a94618504f198febabbfad15f7b5.pdf
Suffragette City
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_4ef2d5ff21294c6bb1da77589a2dcc9e.pdf
Sugar Sugar
Wilson Pickett
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_0ac2236ee5a5491a81827b4c76ce329d.pdf
Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d6a6147240bb4ce8a6c1c2552c02e7a8.pdf
Summer Nights
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_076f78e896c94bb29be6b2320f3a5934.pdf
Sussudio
Phil Collins
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e9128c1f91a349a0bf78ed5a05e15bd0.pdf
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_fe4b2f7588364c27811cfe996769c309.pdf
Sweet Dreams
Eurythmics
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8351f1bbcbc748dbb30acdbc5bc53384.pdf
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a84f856f31364c6ebceeb5af31aeaabb.pdf
Telegram Sam
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_17ff86cfd3004b6fa5970fdc802606cf.pdf
The Body Of Christ
Sarah Hart
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_417335f333c94bfbbef87230edbfe0d6.pdf
The Cat
Jimmy Smith
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_cc6be969dbcd42d0802a932440c3b6df.pdf
The Chicken
Jaco Pastorius
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1a11314e8bac4c26b5a5786dcb5f5243.pdf
The Galaxy Song
Monty Python
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_137faf55052f473cadc753ac5998d479.pdf
The Jean Genie
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_09fb3374c3f54a57831da465f4aa85cd.pdf
The Scratch
Surface Noise
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_55fa70cf2e9c4fcea02ca5908beff9b7.pdf
This Love
Maroon 5
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_72067c4a7cf7466cb45b6591dc1ae629.pdf
This Ol’ Cowboy
Marcus King Band
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_92ce1004503b4539a9d25df8c78e8f2e.pdf
Thunderwing
T-Rex
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6d72456015a2428ea03775da74e5c949.pdf
Tiger Feet
Mud
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d59d5aa758b74877913fa4c90997d64c.pdf
True Colors
Phil Collins
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d6ec66dff52041408c5cc53879334c3d.pdf
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_5eb7ebf6729c4aafadc810b334452315.pdf
Venus
Shocking Blue
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_b4a2307b43b241c193642a32f96f87b8.pdf
Vienna
Ultravox
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d109559114c54a499661fd26a879c3d5.pdf
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Wham!
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a9e7c49f6cdf46afa825dd32e6f4dfe8.pdf
Waterloo
Abba
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_92f25e141e104b47bcfb22622f4cdd1f.pdf
When I Kissed The Teacher
Abba
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ab33341eacae407d9baa7da975f629ce.pdf
Wig Wam Bam
Sweet
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_19dec49b3c0c44698a657d25ead601cb.pdf
Will We Talk?
Sam Fender
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_3e747fb5f493469c894e7de8be5b8671.pdf
YMCA
Village People
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_658c9eae8eee4184bff0513629a51b0f.pdf
You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d0d0ba19e0b1423eb999312a41f0f560.pdf
You Spin Me Round
Dead Or Alive
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ce0d14094ca540978807e57b350d5baa.pdf
You’ll Be In My Heart
Phil Collins
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_045c9ab3f2024aa8bdd7df822fa42345.pdf
You’re The One That I Want
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_7be51855e8984ee4aa2cfb6fd54d8e32.pdf
You’re The Voice
John Farnham
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_fe78f61ee40a4718beb5d0d352c828df.pdf
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_4ee545e8594a4f348a607362b48245d7.pdf
Thanks Tom!