Top 10 best-selling Bass Guitar Music Books

Inside this comprehensive guide, bassists will find countless exercises to help warm up and hone their coordination, nail pentatonic scales, major and minor scales and arpeggios.

The Hal Leonard Bob Marley - Bass Collection includes the bass parts of nineteen bangers from Bob Marley & The Wailers in standard notation and tablature.

Jon Liebman's 'Bass Aerobics' includes 52 exercises Liebman conceived exclusively for bassists. The various playing techniques and styles are extensively covered and come with access to 52 online audio workouts.

From Billy Eilish and Lizo to U2 and Coldplay, 'First 50 Pop Songs You Should Play on Bass' is a great songbook for beginners but also for more experienced bassists.

In Voggenreiter's English-language book Electric Bass Basics, you will find the main basics of the electric bass guitar as well as various playing techniques, scales and finger exercises.

Voggenreiter's book 173 Easy Rock Bass has been one of the standard works in teaching bass guitar for years. The simple concept is well thought out so you can make quick progress even with self-study.

The Ultimate Bass Songbook offers 70 popular hits with varying arrangements for bass guitar, from transcriptions to solo arrangements and bass riffs, suitable for different playing styles.

The Electric Bass Method Complete Edition compiles all previously published Hal Leonard Bass Method lesson books into one all-encompassing edition aimed at anyone who's interested in learning how to play on bass.

Bassists interested in jazz will get a great deal from this book. It focusses on bass guitarists and double bassists who want to start playing walking basslines over jazz standards.

Rock School Limited Bass Grade 1 is the perfect bass guitar book for beginners who want to hone their skills across the board. This 2024-revised edition comes complete with access to online content.