Bass Grooves: The Ultimate Collection by bassist and educator Jon Liebman is a comprehensive bass guitar tablature and sheet music resource from the Bass Builders series. Created for bass guitarists seeking a varied practice and play-along collection, it explores blues, jazz, rock, funk, R&B, country, Latin, hip-hop, gospel, and more. With a foreword by Will Lee and endorsements from respected bassists including Stuart Hamm, Brian Bromberg, Alexis Sklarevski, and Rocco Prestia, the book offers an extensive reference for expanding rhythmic vocabulary and stylistic versatility.
The book contains 150 bass grooves written in guitar tablature and notation. Each printed copy includes a unique access code for online audio featuring demonstrations and play-along tracks for every groove. The included PLAYBACK+ audio player allows users to slow playback without changing pitch, create custom loop points for focused practice, transpose keys, and adjust stereo balance for flexible listening and study.
Covering a wide variety of contemporary and traditional genres, this collection encourages exploration of different rhythmic feels, phrasing approaches, and stylistic concepts while providing professionally produced audio examples that reinforce each written exercise. The combination of printed notation and interactive audio creates a practical experience that supports personal practice, rehearsal preparation, and musical creativity across many performance settings.
Groove Styles
Blues * Jazz * Rock * Funk * R&B * Country * Latin * Hip-Hop * Gospel * and additional contemporary styles.
Whether used as a personal practice resource, a teaching reference, or a thoughtful gift for a bass guitarist, Bass Grooves: The Ultimate Collection provides an organized library of stylistically diverse grooves together with high-quality online audio.