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Bass Guitar

Beginner

Sheet music for the song 'Just My Imagination' with guitar notation, chords, and transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Double Bass

Beginner

Sheet music titled "You're My Everything" with musical notation and chords, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, based on Paul Chambers' bassline from "Relaxin'" with the Miles Davis Quintet.

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Intermediate

Music sheet titled "I Got You (I Feel Good)" with guitar tablature and notation, including chords D7 and G7, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Intermediate

Sheet music titled "Things Ain't What They Used To Be", bassline from Ray Brown's "This One's for Blanton," transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notations and chords.

Advanced

Sheet music for the song "For Once In My Life" by James Jamerson, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring guitar intro and musical notation.

Advanced

Sheet music titled 'In Walked Bud,' transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring musical notation and chords for a jazz solo performance.

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Sheet music titled Aretha Franklin's "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay," with musical notation and guitar tabs, credited to Ryan Roberts, with lyrics by Otis Redding.

Sheet music for 'In Walked Bud' by Dave Holland, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, showing musical notation with chords and notes.

Music sheet titled 'Are You Ready?' with guitar tabs and musical notation from Chuck Rainey's bassline in Sonny Rollins' 'Nucleus,' composed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music titled 'The Cost of Living,' featuring a solo by Charlie Haden from "Michael Brecker," transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notes and chord symbols.

Sheet music for song "Super Bad" by Boosty Collins, with notation and guitar tab for intro, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music titled "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" based on Bootsy Collins' bassline, with musical notation and guitar tab.

Sheet music for 'Scorpio,' a bassline and solo by Bob Babbitt, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notes and tablature for guitar.

Sheet music titled 'Rubberband Man', Bob Babbitt's bassline, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with guitar tab and notation, written in the key of B-flat minor.

Sheet music titled 'Midnight Train To Georgia' with musical notation and titles indicating it features Bob Babbitt's bassline with Gladys Knight.

Music sheet for the song "Just My Imagination" by Bob Babbitt, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring guitar and bass parts with musical notes, chords, and rhythmic markings.

Sheet music titled "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by Bernard Odum, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, showing musical notation and lyrics.

Sheet music for a guitar titled 'Cold Sweat Pt. 1' from the album 'Cold Sweat,' transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music for the song "Knock On Wood," with guitar tablature and notation, attributed to Donald "Duck" Dunn, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet of music titled "Emily" by Eddie Gomez, with guitar chords and musical notation, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Musical sheet titled 'The Boss,' based on Fred Thomas's bassline from 'Black Caesar,' with musical notation, tempo marking of 98 BPM, and transcription by Ryan Roberts.

Music sheet titled 'Get On The Good Foot' by Fred Thomas, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, showing guitar tablature and musical notation for piano.

Sheet music titled 'The Payback' by Fred Thomas with bassline from 'The Payback' transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring musical notation and guitar tablature.

Sheet music titled "Bernadette" with a subtitle "James Jamerson's bassline" and a note indicating a tempo of 111 beats per minute, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music for the song "For Once In My Life" by James Jamerson's Bassline, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with guitar intro and musical notation.

Sheet music for the song "I Was Made To Love Her" by James Jamerson, with guitar tabs and musical notation, including introductory notes and chords.

Music sheet titled "It's The Same Old Song" by James Jamerson with The Four Tops, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring guitar tabs and notation.

Sheet music for 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye, with guitar tablature and musical notation, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music titled "Pitter Panther Patter" by Jimmie Blanton, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notation, chords, and lyrics.

Sheet music titled 'Sophisticated Lady' by Oscar Pettiford, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notes and chords for a ballad performance.

Sheet music titled "You're My Everything" by Paul Chambers, from "Relaxin" with the Miles Davis Quintet, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Music sheet titled 'Day Tripper' by Paul McCartney, transcribed by Ryan Roberts. Contains musical notation and tablature for guitar.

Sheet music titled 'Hey Bulldog' with guitar tablature and notation, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Sheet music titled "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" by Sir Paul McCartney, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notation and chords.

Sheet music for 'I Saw Her Standing There' by Sir Paul McCartney, with guitar tablature, titled at the top, with transcription credits, and tempo marking.

Sheet music for the song 'Taxman' by Paul McCartney, showing standard notation and guitar tablature.

Sheet music titled "Cleva" by Pino Palladino from "Mama's Gun" by Erykah Badu, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notation, notes, chords, and annotations.

Music sheet titled 'Beautiful Love' with guitar note and bass melody, transcribed by Ryan Roberts.

Music sheet titled 'My One and Only Love', containing musical notation and chords for piano or vocals.

Music sheet titled 'Things Ain't What They Used To Be' with the subtitle 'Ray Brown's bassline from 'This One's for Blanton,' transcribed by Ryan Roberts, includes an intro, bass melody, and musical notation with notes, chords, and rhythm.

Music sheet titled 'Stella By Starlight' with notation and chords for jazz performance, transcription by Ryan Roberts.

Music sheet titled "Respect" by Tommy Cogbill with Aretha Franklin, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, showing the intro and verse sections with chords C7, F7, and G7.

Sheet music titled 'Son of a Preacher Man,' transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring guitar tablature and musical notation for intro and verse 1, with chords E7, A7, and B7.

Sheet music titled "Can't Stand Losing You" with guitar tabs and notation, attributed to Sting's bassline from The Police's song "Outlandos D'Amour".

Sheet music titled "Englishman In New York" from Sting's album "Nothing Like The Sun," transcribed by Ryan Roberts, with musical notation including guitar tablature and chords, tempo marked at 102 beats per minute.

Sheet music for the song 'Love Is Stronger Than Justice' by Sting, transcribed by Ryan Roberts, featuring musical notation and guitar tablature.