Bass Rifftionary, The

The Bass Rifftionary is quite simply the most essential book ever published for bass guitarists. Packed with over 100 killer riffs, from artists such as Queen, The Who, Rush, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Marvin Gaye, Green Day, The Cure, Megadeth, Jamiroquai and many others.

Each riff is notated in standard notation and bass TAB. Tuning and capo information is also included where appropriate. The Bass Rifftionary is also packed with classic trivia. For each riff, you get a guide to the original bassist’s set-up, how to recreate that sound using simple equipment, fascinating facts and trivia as well as key lyrics.

Ace Of Spades (Motorhead)

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Luther Vandross)

And The Beat Goes On (The Whispers)

Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd)

Anyone Can Play Guitar (Radiohead)

Back In Black (AC/DC)

Big Bottom (Spinal Tap)

Blood (Editors)

Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind & Fire)

The Chain (Fleetwood Mac)

Cochise (Audioslave)

Colorado Bulldog (Mr. Big)

Come As You Are (Nirvana)

Come Up And See Me (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)

Come On Eileen (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)

Cowboys From Hell (Pantera)

Dancing Shoes (Arctic Monkeys)

Deeper Underground (Jamiroquai)

Double Dutch (Malcolm McLaren)

Dreadlock Holiday (10cc)

Dub Be Good To Me (Beats International)

Easy Lover (Phil Collins)

Evil (Interpol)

Express Yourself (Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)

Fake Tales Of San Fransisco (Arctic Monkeys)

Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire)

For The Love Of Money (The O’ Jays)

Forget Me Nots (Patrice Rushen)

Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (James Brown)

Ghost Town (The Specials)

Girls And Boys (Blur)

Girls On Film (Duran Duran)

Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)

Gonna Blow Your Mind (The Commodores)

Good Times (Chic)

Got To Have Your Love (Mantronix)

Grease (Frankie Valli)

Hard To Handle (Black Crowes)

Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury & the Blockheads)

House Of Fun (Madness)

Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby)

I Can Make You Feel Good (Shalamar)

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)

I Love Music (The O’ Jays)

I Want You Back (The Jackson Five)

In Bloom (Nirvana)

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Iron Butterfly)

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over (Lenny Kravitz)

Juicebox (The Strokes)

Jungle Boogie (Kool & The Gang)

Keep Your Eyes Peeled (The Automatic)

Kick Out Of The Jams (MC5)

King Of The Road (Roger Miller)

Lady Marmalade (Labelle)

Le Freak (Chic)

Lessons In Love (Level 42)

Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (CSS)

Like Eating Glass (Bloc Party)

Live And Let Die (Wings)

Livin’ On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)

Longview (Green Day)

Thew Lovecats (The Cure)

Love To Love You Baby (Donna Summer)

Master Blaster (Jammin’) (Stevie Wonder)

A Message To You Rudy (The Specials)

Money (Pink Floyd)

My Girl (The Temptations)

My Name Is Mud (Primus)

Need You Tonight (INXS)

Night Fever (Bee Gees)

N.I.B. (Black Sabbath)

No More Tears (Ozzy Osbourne)

Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner)

Ooh (Scissor Sisters)

Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Yes)

Papa Was A Rolling Stone (The Temptations)

Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag (Pigbag)

Paranoid (Black Sabbath)

Peace Sells (Megadeth)

Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)

Pusherman (Curtis Mayfield)

Radio Free Europe (R.E.M.)

Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang)

The Real Me (The Who)

Recover (The Automatic)

Safe From Harm (Massive Attack)

Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)

Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)

Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)

Song For Clay (Bloc Party)

Soul Man (Sam & Dave)

Still Of The Night (Whitesnake)

Summer Nights (John Travolta & Olivia Newton John)

Sunrise (New Order)

Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream)

Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

Take A Chance (The Magic Numbers)

Take Me To The River(Talking Heads)

Tommy The Cat (Primus)

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths)

These Freaks Are Here To Party (Infectious Grooves)

Too Young To Die (Jamiroquai)

Upside Down (Diana Ross)

We’re Gonna Groove (Led Zeppelin)

Wild Night (John Mellencamp)

Won’t Get Fooled Again (The Who)

You Give Love A Bad Name (Bon Jovi)

You Keep Me Hangin’ On (The Supremes)

You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate)

Young Folks (Peter Bjorn & John)

YYZ (Rush)