“The bass is the foundation… Whatever you play puts a framework around the rest of the music.” Carol Kaye
No matter which musical genre you enjoy, the foundations are always built around the bass. Browse our sheet music and scores, covering all different styles and genres, for all ages and stages, take a look at our Bass Guitar Sheet Music Downloads, and start wandering through the wide world of bass guitar with Stretta Music today.
The challenges facing the bass in the early 20th century, as various new musical genres began to emerge, were size and volume. As early as 1910, Gibson developed an acoustic bass guitar, which started to tackle the question of size, but it wasn’t for another twenty years, before the question of volume was first addressed. Paul Tutmarc in Seattle built the first electric bass in 1933, the Model 736 Bass Fiddle, which was still fairly large, and used an electromagnetic pickup.
Although Tutmarc’s following prototypes started to look more and more like the modern bass guitar, integrating frets and becoming more compact, the bass guitar didn’t see great success until 1951, when Leo Fender created the Precision Bass. From there, many different manufacturers have developed bass guitars in various designs and shapes, and today, there are four main types of bass guitar: Electric Bass, Electric Acoustic Bass, Fretless Bass and Extended Range Bass (ERB) which has five or six strings.
Pop und Rock
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 847617
Griffbrettstempel für Bass/Ukulele/Banjo/Mandoline
for: Ukulele [mandolin, banjo, bass guitar]
Stamp
Item no.: 605139
Twelve Waltzes arranged for Electric Bass Solo
for: Bass guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1692216
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 552800
for: Bass guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1543457
Classic Jazz Masters Series
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Music score
Item no.: 336433
Tweede editie
for: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 668822
A Guide to the Essential Styles and Techniques
for: Bass guitar
Music score, online audio
Item no.: 1532803
The Easiest Bass Guitar Songbook Ever
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1532699
Pop und Rock
for: Bass guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 940118
The Ultimate Multimedia Instructor
for: Bass guitar
DVD (learning video)
Item no.: 847506
for: Bass guitar
Book, DVD
Item no.: 1208523
for: Bass guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 488254
The Complete Resource for Every Bass Player!
70 Songs!
for: Bass guitar
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar incl. Tabs)
Item no.: 606041
Bass Play-Along Volume 12
Acht Punk-Hits für Bass mit Play-Along CD
for: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 565151
Bass Play-Along Volume 42
Neun Red Hot Chili Peppers-Hits für Bass mit Play-Along CD
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with tabs), online audio
Item no.: 608899
Bass Play-Along Volume 30
Acht Early Rock-Hits für Bass mit Play-Along CD
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 607522
mit Grifftabellen und interaktiven Web-Codes
for: Electric guitar [Bass guitar]
Study book (with Tabs – without standard notation)
Item no.: 484510
Bass-Tabulatur
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 552416
Red Hot Chili Peppers
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 346228
Play 9 Songs with Tab and Sound-alike Audio
Bass Play-Along Volume 43
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with tabs), online playback
Item no.: 659777
ALB
All the songs from their classic album. Includes 'Battery', 'Master Of Puppets' and 'Disposable Heros'.
PLB
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 320037
Bass Recorded Versions
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 191852
for: Bass guitar
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 210935
9 Solostücke für E–Baß
Lehr–/Spielbuch mit CD
Funk– und Crossover–Etüden für E–Bass
for: Bass guitar
Music score (spiral binding), Playback CD
Item no.: 347881
for: Bass guitar
Item no.: 1660144
for: Piano, electric guitar, percussion
Score
Item no.: 1351382
Connection Training Session (Play Music France)
for: Bass guitar
Book, CD
Item no.: 972628
for: Bass guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1354355
3D
for: Bass guitar
Book, CD, DVD
Item no.: 972647
Begleit CD zum Stimmheft E-Bass
for: Winds class [bass guitar]
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 1020909
for: Bass guitar
Book, CD
Item no.: 828864
C
for: Bass guitar
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1645984
Music Makes The World Go Round
for: Double bass [bass guitar]
Item no.: 431742
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 245169
Schule
for: Bass guitar
Score
Item no.: 253010
Bass Play-Along Volume 4 (American Edition)
Acht 90s Rock-Hits für Bass mit Play-Along CD
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), Playback-CD
Item no.: 377338
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 494932
for: Bass guitar
Item no.: 284100
ALB
Chuck Rainey This easy to follow method gives you the two skills you need, dexterity and musicianship. Superb demonstration photographs.
The Complete Electric Bass Pla (Lehrmaterial)
for: Bass guitar
Item no.: 414776
Play Bass with...
8 Songs with full instrumental Demos and Backing Tracks
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs), 2 CDs
Item no.: 581416
G
for: Bass guitar
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1646017
C
for: Bass guitar
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1645998
Worship Band Playalong Volume 3
for: Bass guitar
Buch + CD
Item no.: 494207
De complete gids voor reggae en Jamaicaanse stijle
for: Bass guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 656964
for: Bass guitar
Music score (with TABs)
Item no.: 1669477
Pop und Rock
for: Bass guitar
Book, DVD
Item no.: 946159
Complete Electric Bass Method
for: Bass guitar
CD
Item no.: 937366