Real notation.
Zero tab.

200+ bass lines transcribed in standard notation, without the distractions and limitations of TAB.

Save time preparing for gigs, work on your sight reading skills, or simply find the dots for the songs you love.

Same line, two ways

TAB restricts you — relying on numbers means you never learn your fretboard, understand rhythm, or develop your musicianship.

Who's behind this

I transcribe every line and write every chart myself.

I'm Tom — a UK working bassist who started out on TAB and switched to notation many years later. I found that there wasn't much out there for electric bassists who wanted to practise their sight reading, apart from nursery rhymes or classical method books, so I started transcribing songs in order to improve my notation skills.

Every chart on this site was written by me for a gig, to help a student, or just because I love the song. I hope they'll save you time in preparing for a gig, planning a lesson, or playing your favourite songs.

500+: gigs across the UK and Europe
10k+: bass players on YouTube
18 years: teaching experience

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The ebooks

Ready to get serious about your playing?

The Rhythm Reading Bootcamp series features the exact exercises that I use to help my students with their sight reading, while Better Bass Practice contains everything I've learned in 20+ years of practising the bass.

Vol. 1 & 2 · save £5

Rhythm Reading Bootcamp Bundle

Everything you need to take you from the basics of rhythmic notation right up to complex 16th-note syncopation.

Rhythm Reading Bootcamp, Vol. 1
Rhythm Reading Bootcamp, Vol. 2

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The Everything Bundle

All three titles from the shop for one great price; master reading and counting rhythms, and learn how to build your own personalised, sustainable practice routine.