First 50 Songs You Should Play on Bass – Beginner Bass Guitar Songbook with Easy TAB | Learn Classic and Modern Hits Including Billie Jean, Livin’ on a Prayer, Uptown Funk and More | Hal Leonard

Great music selection, and good quality printing and binding. One thing to note is that for some songs, the bass part has been simplified. I didn’t dock a star for that because it is a book targeted at beginners after all, but if you play along with the original, you may find yourself a little lost if you try to match it note for note. A good example of this the song “If You Want Me to Stay” by Sly and the Family Stone. That song really has no business being in beginners book, but it is fun to play a strip down version, if you know that that’s what you’re playing getting into it. Highly recommended.

Excelent book,9/10 Song selection10/10 ease of use9/10 price9.5/10 Completion of informationThis book has both traditional sheet music, and also tablature (a simplified way of expressing notes, simply giving a hole number and an arrow telling you to blow or draw.) This is helpful, because it is easy to understand which notes to play, but also allows for more detailed understanding of *how* to play the notes.In addition, there is a wide variety of songs, mostly ones which can be considered "Classic". There are big names and small ones, as well as old ones which few people likely remmember first-hand. There is a section at the back which gives more information about notation, which can really help the beginner with playing the songs as intended.If using a Kindle or a Kindle Fire tablet, as I am, you can zoom in to the sheet music, which as far as I can tell is auto-centered when you try to zoom into it.My favorite song so far is "What a Wonderful World", by Louis Armstrong (I believe). It is surprisingly easy to play, and in just a single session I was playing the beginning parts of it well enough to be complimented by those who heard me practicing through the walls (always practice music with the door closed when you are starting out, you never know what the other people in your house will think about your fledgeling new skill).Overall a great book, would highly reccommend to any beginner, and many intermediate players looking for more songs.One final note, however. This is not a book on "How to Play the Harmonica". If you know the most basic theory, or have access to the internet to look anything up about harmonicas, this (or something similar) is the most important thing to have. Practice is more important than books for the most part, and you need songs in order to practice. As I have stated, this is an excelent tool for practice.

A great selection of songs! And, most importantly (and missing from most books of these type) is that each song has standard musical notation, harmonica tabulation (number and signals for blow or draw) and the words for the songs. I'm 'old' (60) so I wish the font was a bit larger. But, once I get my new glasses, that will no longer be a problem. Finally, I am taking one star off, because I wish it came with a CD or DVD or even an online 'play along with the songs'. A lot of 'Hal Leonard' books do Other than that, it is a great resource!

To learn to play you need something to play! This is the book to help you go from beginnings to middle level and have a lot of fun along the way. There are some lovely reviews so I won't repeat what they say but simply say that they are right. This is a great little collection and it has TAB and notation which helps you learn both or have someone else play with you. I wish they would come with a volume two or slightly harder to help you keep growing.

My aunt loved it. Her family not so much lol.

Great content, got me playing a lot of favorite songs again. However, probably in an attempt to keep the cost down, the publisher used too small a comb ("spiral"), and after using it 2 days, the whole booklet fell apart (see separated pages in photo). It would have been great if only they'd used a bigger comb. In general, most songbooks don't use combs at all, and quickly fall apart with use. For that reason, I applaud the publisher for using a comb, but in the future should use a comb big enough to let users easily turn pages. The author did excellent work, but the publisher spoiled what might have been a great addition to amateurs songbooks. Too bad!

I haven't touched an instrument since I was in the high school marching band 35 years ago. I inherited a bass guitar several months ago and have been struggling ever since. I've tried other books, YouTube videos, and even took private lessons. I was getting nowhere. This method was fast, easy, and fun. It was like a lightbulb went on after the first lesson. The book is easy to understand and you learn at your own pace. I love having the ability to play along with the downloadable audio clips. I can plug my phone/tablet into the aux port on my amp and work on my timing. If you seriously want to know how to PLAY the bass (not just "roots and fifths"), this book is for you.

We bought our 14 year old grand daughter the book along with a Suzuki harmonica for her birthday. She had been using a plastic toy harmonica and was trying to teach herself some songs. Upon opening her birthday presents, she was thrilled and read off several song titles that she was anxious to learn to play. She has a strong musical bent and plays the violin, piano, and oboe. Adding a harmonica to the mix pleased her greatly.