The Bassist’s Bible
by Tim Boomer · Tim Boomer
A style survey covering more than a hundred grooves, from Afro-Cuban and reggae to funk, blues, country and zydeco, written in notation and tablature. Useful for players who need idiomatic lines outside their usual genres.
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