FREE bass charts - new additions

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!

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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.

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Thanks Tom! Really appreciate you sharing this. :clap: :ok_hand:

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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

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Fantastic, @Tom_Read! Thanks for your hard work.

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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!

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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

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Thanks so much, Tom! :+1:

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Thanks Tom! :clap:

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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

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Thanks Tom! :ok_hand: