I’ve been trying to push this update to the transcriptions section on https://tomreadbass.co.uk for a few weeks - and every time I got to the point of doing it, more orders came in or more new gigs to self-prepare for - which meant even more new charts being prepared!
Well, here it as at last! We’re now up to 1709 free bass transcriptions on the site. 111 charts were uploaded early this morning, of which 69 are brand new charts and 42 are enhanced and/or original key versions of charts already on the site.
Straight to it then, as usual, here’s the direct links to the new ones:
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Yesterday - Beatles
Afterglow - Becky Hill
Dreamers - Beto Bob
This is an original song by Beto Bob Fassani, who I play with in the Bob Floyd Band and the Sandra Mihanovich shows
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Parklife - Blur
Welcome To Burlesque - Cher
White Horse - Chris Stapleton
Though The Mountains May Fall - Dan Schutte
I get quite a lot of bespoke transcription requests for gospel / contemporary Christian songs, mainly from the USA and Canada, for bass players to play at the church services.
I’ll See You In My Dreams - Django Reinhardt
I’ve been doing various ETA (Elvis Tribute Artiste) shows again recently. Typically, the different ETAs do different versions of the Elvis songs to each other, and they are all specific show arrangements (Comeback Special 1968, Hawaii 1969, Las Vegas 1970 etc). Plus with the songs being typically less than 2 minutes long, shows usually include 40 to 50 songs! Anyway, the result is that there’s another large batch of new Elvis transcriptions going on!
2001 / C.C. Rider - Elvis Presley
2001 / That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
An American Trilogy - Hawaii '73 - Elvis Presley
Baby Let’s Play House - Elvis Presley
Bossa Nova Baby - Elvis Presley
C.C. Rider - Elvis Presley
Fame And Fortune - Elvis Presley
G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley
It Hurts Me - Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock - '68 Comeback Special - Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock / Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
Mystery Train / Tiger Man - Elvis Presley
Polk Salad Annie (Las Vegas 1970) - Elvis Presley
Promised Land - Elvis Presley
Rip It Up - Elvis Presley
Rip It Up / Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Elvis Presley
Shake, Rattle & Roll / Baby, Let’s Play House - Elvis Presley
Stuck On You - Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds (with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) - Elvis Presley
That’s All Right - Elvis Presley
The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
Tiger Man - Elvis Presley
Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley
Now several that were commissioned by customers and taking advantage of the 50% discount - which means the charts get added to the website for the benefit of us all:
Wandering Eye - Fat Freddy’s Drop
Red Cadillac - Johnny Rawls
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
Heatwave - Martha & The Vandellas
Regicide - New Candys
Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac
Apache - Shadows
You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor
Dirty City - Sutherland Brothers
A new one added to the Truly Collins and In The Air Tonight shows that I perform on from time to time:
In Too Deep - Genesis
A refurb of the bass chart from this arrangement I did for the Joe Longthorne touring show and final studio album - The Silver Years:
She Never Could Dance - Joe Longthorne
Somewhere - Richard Beymer
The next three are original tunes by my good friend of nearly 40 years - session vocalist Rachel Ashley. These were from band arrangements she asked me to do - but again with the agreement that the bass charts go on the site. These tunes are on YouTube if you’re interested to know how they go.
Creamy Cappucino - Rachel Ashley
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_186144564fc7422fb84752f1537a5790.pdf
Where Else Would I Be? - Rachel Ashley
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_cc7f46bd402e40fcabc17749a7cb5243.pdf
You Make Me Feel High - Rachel Ashley
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6de8bdf03ce246348022419e3a02050c.pdf
A fellow bass player needed some Robbie Williams and Take That charts for an upcoming show. These were last transcribed by me 8 years ago, and not all were in original keys, so a bit of refurb attention was in order:
Candy - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9f7cd6d031784be68d1415895d9d4b16.pdf
Come Undone - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9f0bac89de9f401cb77850735c725516.pdf
Feel - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_111c5c831b174409ac4ff901346fe05c.pdf
Hot Fudge - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1f5bad2cf7ad43d99c772a4c0d3ff1bf.pdf
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_68c183c363dd40a48728b79e27b10eab.pdf
Love My Life - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2621fb0ea11a4342a376d63a5ad2ee63.pdf
Road To Mandalay - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_5076c4c693314526b33afb518fb26fa2.pdf
She’s The One - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d68eef7cc3e048348f0bfb0d52ea88b3.pdf
Something Beautiful - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a4287e2b3b8943e8a226ca8c8acfe6d6.pdf
Supreme - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ec1e5669ec5d46aa99c8b5dcab148c75.pdf
Sweet Caroline - Robbie Williams
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2e1d9c0cb3e14d749f83e159472d9066.pdf
Everything Changes - Take That
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a4d1771c3f5f4a65ad855052021642ee.pdf
Never Forget - Take That
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a06baf398aee4d8ca97ad9905b63ea36.pdf
Recently, I had the privilege of playing bass on some of Argentinian vocal star Sandra Mihanovich’s European tour dates. I chose to do my own preparation, and here’s the charts I created:
Mujer Contra Mujer - Sandra & Celeste
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c08399a9780a4ee4988847bc3f6a4d62.pdf
A Hard Day’s Night - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8b4cd1eb3be3473eadd760c97a18a9f9.pdf
Algo Esta Sucediendo - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e93c6f56303f414aa0eda3e32e0176e2.pdf
Cambio de Planes - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_0fc804241835473cb90dc1d565df97d7.pdf
Como el Juez a la Verdad - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_c9015b527ac8490bb28f8b5148165745.pdf
Como el Padre Sol - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a6eadaff14c74099af2a1f8f15ee06d5.pdf
Es la Vida Que Me Alcanza - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2da4fab373ea4c4db93ce46b845d370d.pdf
Es la Vida Que Me Alcanza (live version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_62e5e8f8d7fe4a6d9a43e39010bb8eac.pdf
Honrar la Vida - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9089a574285a40a9aad118967ab114ed.pdf
Maria Maria - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d7108fa4d62d41efa58824c7fac4d7d1.pdf
Me Contaron Que Bajo el - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8bd2b0a671fb483a8d3c69df6afa9f16.pdf
Mil Veces Lloro (live version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_159ebd5503a84b928ec762d019ff0acf.pdf
Mil Veces Lloro (original) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d63d0894b94f4b82bd952bf868c06ede.pdf
Mujer Contra Mujer - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_65b57fbac25540438583d9572230f35c.pdf
Por Tu Ausencia - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6b9632c937cb4213838f6d2e894dba67.pdf
Puerto Pollensa (studio version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_eb6476a27f0c496fa7da05db663c100f.pdf
Puerto Pollensa (live version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9c77fb05a96f40f4a75d00564411a1fb.pdf
Quereme Tengo Frio (studio version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_501eebf30a894e21b03026b2eb799a19.pdf
Quereme Tengo Frio (live version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_640a3e4d62a64233849f5ad42d09e858.pdf
Quiero Encontrar Mi Lugar / Falta Poco Tiempo (studio version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_eba7d6385e7641318ce4656f359d21aa.pdf
Quiero Encontrar Mi Lugar / Falta Poco Tiempo (live version) - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_65db046de1f044bdb386aec8f85970d7.pdf
Siempre Asi - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e95d45d7216e4d31b574468dfb3c3432.pdf
Sin Tu Amor - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_fcf0626e56194d9689281cda70c768be.pdf
Somos Como Somos - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1db9d6b59a094320bc319e6b640a1869.pdf
Soy Lo Que Soy - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_ce3141a16c7a4958af26d7b2cbf4d499.pdf
There’s a clip of Soy Lo Que Soy from the Paris show here - https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/video
Todo Brilla - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a998041608a645db8498290b57a1fba2.pdf
Todo Me Recuerda a Ti - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_863fc67cbd6c4b3bba3fa14ca81e0855.pdf
Vuela Bajo - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_7ca068e8184643c2b5b847da03ae472f.pdf
Yesterday - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_146a02d0a551417b89f8e53d9e1198e1.pdf
You’ve Got A Friend - Sandra Mihanovich
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_56a3c49cc76c42e089aaeb865677d39a.pdf
A fantastic recent gig was for the Nick James Celebrating Stevie Wonder show, with musical director David Sims. Dave had written a full set of superb arrangements for this, with a full set of quality bass charts. In preparation for the show though, I couldn’t resist transcribing some of these classic bass parts for myself and adding to the site:
Do I Do? - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6b336797544c4d7e80419368d9b723cd.pdf
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d17899c6048047fba115ce7cc2c60edf.pdf
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_fd2a08b29589407a8083e13b1bfea14f.pdf
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_67fbbad62648444fbd4745be59a470a1.pdf
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d69331052c9c4f9e9bb5e48a8c397521.pdf
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9da8187cf5214a86be3e3ff4b41cd95a.pdf
Uptight / For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_6ba18a2cd10744f0823657c8b70eaf3e.pdf
And finally - well it’s only 40 more sleeps…
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_a61126c9916543beaa65ce0c2cef23a3.pdf
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