Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Another chart from a studio project by Suffolk composer/guitarist Kevin Fitzgerald who Bilbo is working with in an effort to take the material ‘on the road’. Bilbo is preparing the charts for rehearsals and it seems silly not to publish them here (Kevin has consented to their publication). This is…

Bass Player: Chris Squire Another challenging chart from the King of Prog Bass, the late great Christopher Russell Edward Squire. This is the final track on everyone’s favourite Prog album, Close To The Edge (1972), the last album featuring the classic Yes line up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, CHris Squire and Bill…

Bass Player: Chris Squire Is this the greatest Prog album of all time? Maybe – it’s always subjective to talk abut ‘the best’ when you are discussing music but the 1972 album ‘Close To The Edge’ remains one of the most popular Prog albums ever recorded and certainly Yes’s most celebrated recording. The title track…

Bass Player: Robin Phillips Another chart from the latest album from UK Prog band ‘Solstice’, this is the track ‘Love Is Coming’ from their 2021 album, ‘Sia’. The chart is essentially 8 bars repeated with subtle variations. A great exercise in playing in 5:4

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Another partial transcription from the 2005 album, ‘Boston T party’ featuring Jeff Berlin with Dennis Chamber, T. Lavitz and David Fiuczynski. The transcription features the first half of the tune and the end. The missing section is essentially a four bar repeating section with improvised fill; you will get the idea…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Another transcription from the 1985 Jeff Berlin solo album, ‘Champions’. This is Jeff’s arrangement of Cannonball Adderley’s ‘Marabi’. The chart features the main theme played in unison by Jeff and guitarist Scott Henderson. It is not a complete transcription but the rest of the tune features a fairly routine III, Vi,…

Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Bilbo is currently working with Suffolk, UK, based guitarist/compose Kevin Fitzgerald on taking his studio project ‘Panoply’ on the road. As part of this process, he is transcribing charts for the tunes that Kevin is looking to include in the band’s set list. The attached chart is the bass part…

Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Bilbo is currently working with Suffolk, UK, based guitarist/compose Kevin Fitzgerald on taking his studio project ‘Panoply’ on the road. AS part of this process, he is transcribing charts for the tunes that Kevin is looking to include in the band’s set list. The attached chart is the bass part…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin There is always room for some more Jeff Berlin on this website. This is a full transcription of the tune ‘Lien On Me’ from Jeff’s 2004 CD, ‘Lumpy Jazz’. A VERY tricky chart. The ledger lines are a nightmare but we have stuck with them rather than the 8va approach due…

Bass Player: James Jamerson The unmistakable sound of James Jamerson, this was a request that came through the website. A player out there needed a set of dots transcribed into a different key from the tune’s original key of C. The attached charts are in C, G for a 5 string bass (low B) and…