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Where to Find Bass Guitar Sheet Music & Tabs
Whether you're locking in with a rock band, walking jazz lines, or slapping funk grooves — here's a curated guide to the best sources for bass sheet music and tabs, organized by genre and style.
Last updated: February 2026
General Bass Sheet Music Sites
The big all-rounder sites that every bass player should know.
The largest tab database online with 800,000+ songs including a massive bass tab section. Free access to basic tabs; Pro subscription adds interactive playback, official tabs, and backing tracks.
Interactive bass tabs with realistic playback and tempo control. Free access to basic tabs; Plus subscription ($9.90/month) unlocks all tabs, offline access, and full song playback.
A dedicated bass-only tab archive with over 50,000 bass tabs. Browse by artist, song, or genre. Clean, focused interface designed specifically for bass players.
Over 400,000 arrangements with a growing bass guitar catalog. Professional notation with instant download, transposition tools, and playback. Individual pieces typically $3-6.
Over 1.5 million community-uploaded scores with a dedicated bass guitar section. Free with ads; Pro subscription adds offline access and unlimited downloads.
A meta-search engine that indexes bass tabs from across the web. Searches multiple tab sites simultaneously to find the version you need. Great for finding rare or hard-to-find bass lines.
Over 2 million print and digital titles from 500+ publishers. Strong selection of bass method books, transcription collections, and genre-specific bass compilations.
Over 200 bass transcriptions in standard notation, created by a professional bass player. Accurate note-for-note transcriptions of famous bass lines across rock, funk, jazz, and more.
Top Bass Guitar Creators
The most-followed bass educators and transcribers on Patreon and similar platforms. Subscribing directly supports working musicians.
These creators have built dedicated followings through high-quality bass transcriptions, lessons, and arrangements. Most offer tiers from $1-20/month, giving you access to back catalogs of tabs plus new releases regularly.
Charles Berthoud (BassCamp) →
~1,175 subscribersViral bass sensation with millions of YouTube views. His Patreon (~1,175 subscribers) offers BassCamp — exclusive lessons, transcriptions, and behind-the-scenes content for his jaw-dropping arrangements.
Cover Solutions →
1,000+ tabsOver 1,000 bass tabs available in Guitar Pro and PDF format. One of the most prolific bass tab creators online, covering everything from classic rock to modern pop with accurate transcriptions.
Rufus Mann →
5,274 membersSpecializes in progressive and alternative bass transcriptions. His Patreon (5,274 members) offers detailed tabs for bands like Tool, Primus, Rush, and other technically demanding bass lines.
BennyTheBassman →
Notation + tab formatProvides bass transcriptions in dual format — standard notation and tablature side by side. Great for players looking to improve their reading while learning new songs.
Brand73 →
PDF + Guitar ProBass transcriptions in PDF and Guitar Pro formats with a focus on popular and classic songs. Well-organized catalog with regular new releases and a growing back catalog.
AMCLmusic →
Dropbox libraryOffers a Dropbox library of bass transcriptions and arrangements. Patreon members get access to a continuously growing collection of accurate bass tabs across multiple genres.
Rock & Metal
Iconic bass lines from classic rock, hard rock, punk, and metal — from Cliff Burton to Flea, John Paul Jones to Steve Harris.
The largest collection of user-submitted rock and metal bass tabs. Community ratings help identify the most accurate versions. Pro adds interactive playback.
Interactive rock bass tabs with realistic playback. Hear your bass part isolated or in the full mix. Slow down difficult passages and loop sections for practice.
Dedicated bass tab archive with a strong rock and metal section. Over 50,000 tabs organized by artist and song with user ratings for quality.
Official rock bass transcription books from publishers like Hal Leonard. Includes series like Bass Recorded Versions with note-for-note transcriptions of classic albums.
Support a Creator
Rufus Mann on Patreon is the go-to for progressive and metal bass transcriptions, covering bands like Tool, Rush, and Primus. Cover Solutions also has hundreds of rock bass tabs in Guitar Pro format.
Jazz Bass
Walking bass lines, jazz standards, and upright-to-electric crossover material — from Ray Brown to Jaco Pastorius.
Professional jazz bass transcriptions in standard notation. Includes walking bass lines, jazz solos, and classic recordings transcribed note-for-note.
Community-uploaded jazz bass parts including walking lines, Latin bass patterns, and solo transcriptions. Playback feature helps with rhythmic accuracy.
Free jazz bass sheet music with notation and playback. Covers standards and jazz classics at various difficulty levels for developing walking bass vocabulary.
Support a Creator
BennyTheBassman on Patreon offers jazz bass transcriptions in both notation and tab format, which is ideal for developing reading skills alongside learning jazz vocabulary.
Funk & R&B
Slap bass, fingerstyle grooves, and syncopated lines from Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham, Marcus Miller, and beyond.
Browse funk and R&B bass tabs by artist — Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament, Earth Wind & Fire, and more. Pro subscription adds realistic playback for learning slap patterns.
Interactive funk bass tabs with slowed playback and looping. Essential for learning syncopated grooves and slap patterns note-by-note at comfortable tempos.
Licensed funk and R&B bass arrangements with professional notation. Includes detailed articulation markings for slaps, pops, hammer-ons, and ghost notes.
Support a Creator
Cover Solutions on Patreon has an excellent collection of funk and R&B bass tabs. Charles Berthoud's BassCamp also covers slap technique and funk grooves in his exclusive lessons.
Blues Bass
12-bar blues patterns, shuffles, turnarounds, and classic blues bass lines from Willie Dixon to Duck Dunn.
Note-for-note transcriptions of classic blues bass lines in standard notation. Covers foundational grooves and turnarounds from essential blues recordings.
Blues bass tabs organized by artist and song. Includes classic blues-rock, Chicago blues, and Delta blues electric bass adaptations.
Free blues bass sheet music with notation and backing tracks. Includes 12-bar blues patterns, shuffles, and classic blues progressions at multiple difficulty levels.
Support a Creator
Free Bass Transcriptions has several blues bass lines transcribed in standard notation. For structured blues bass learning, Sheet Music Plus offers method books covering 12-bar patterns and shuffles.
Progressive & Technical
Complex time signatures, extended techniques, and virtuosic bass lines from prog rock, fusion, and avant-garde music.
Interactive tabs for progressive bass lines with tempo control. Essential for learning complex passages in odd time signatures — slow down and loop difficult sections.
User-submitted progressive bass tabs for bands like Dream Theater, Yes, King Crimson, and Rush. Community ratings help find accurate transcriptions.
Community-uploaded progressive bass scores with notation and playback. Includes transcriptions of technically demanding pieces with accurate time signature changes.
Official transcription books for progressive bass legends — Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Les Claypool, and more. Published by Hal Leonard with note-for-note accuracy.
Support a Creator
Rufus Mann on Patreon (5,274 members) specializes in progressive and technical bass transcriptions — Tool, Primus, Dream Theater, and more. His transcriptions include both notation and tab with detailed articulation markings.
From PDFs to a Printed Book
Once you've collected your sheet music, turn it into a real book.
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Download sheet music as PDF
Most sites let you download or export as PDF. Collect them in a folder organized by genre, style, or difficulty level.
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Upload to MakeMySongBook
Drag and drop your PDFs into the builder. Song titles are pulled from file names automatically.
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Organize into chapters
Group by genre (rock, jazz, funk, blues), difficulty, or band. Add a cover with bass guitar artwork and your name.
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Print & bind
Download your print-ready PDF and print double-sided at home. A bound book sits perfectly on a music stand at rehearsal.
Bass Guitar Sheet Music FAQ
Common questions about finding bass guitar sheet music online.
Where can I find free bass guitar tabs?
Big Bass Tabs offers over 50,000 free bass tabs organized by artist and song. Ultimate Guitar also has a massive bass tab section with community ratings, and 911Tabs acts as a meta-search engine to help you find tabs across multiple sites at once.
How do I read bass tab notation?
Bass tabs use four horizontal lines representing the four strings of a bass guitar (G-D-A-E from top to bottom). Numbers on each line indicate which fret to press. Additional symbols like 'h' for hammer-on, 'p' for pull-off, and 's' for slide indicate specific techniques.
Can I learn bass guitar from tabs alone?
Tabs are a great starting point for learning bass lines, but they don't show rhythm or timing on their own. Pairing tabs with audio playback tools like Songsterr or listening to the original recordings will help you learn the feel and groove alongside the notes.
What are the best websites for bass sheet music and tabs?
For free resources, Big Bass Tabs and Free Bass Transcriptions are excellent. For interactive learning, Songsterr offers realistic playback with tempo control. Musicnotes and Sheet Music Plus provide professionally arranged bass sheet music if you prefer standard notation.
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