Welcome to The Bass Diaries Officially Licensed Bass Sheet Music & Tabs — your trusted source for accurate, musician-approved bass transcriptions of rock’s biggest songs.
Every transcription available here has been professionally arranged by The Bass Diaries team and is fully licensed, meaning the original artists receive their fair share while you get the most reliable version of the music possible.
Why Choose Licensed Sheet Music?
With officially licensed releases, you get:
✅ True-to-recording accuracy
✅ Proper rhythms, articulations & performance detail
✅ Clean formatting for real-world practise
✅ Support for the artists who created the music
These premium bass arrangements go far beyond the limitations of user-uploaded tabs found on other sites — designed to help you play with confidence.
Fair Prices — Direct Support
Most titles are priced around $5.99 USD / £4.99 GBP / €6.49 EUR
(pricing may vary by country & retailer — links included for all retailers available for purchase/viewing)
✅ A portion goes directly to the original songwriters
✅ A portion supports ongoing transcription work here at The Bass Diaries
When you purchase through our links, you’re supporting both the music you love and the musicians who help you learn it.
Browse By Band
Below you’ll find our ever-growing catalog of bass tabs and sheet music, organised by artist. If a song list isn’t visible under an artist name/page yet, join our Discord to request the next song from your desired artist.
Numbers next to each name show how many licensed tracks are ready to learn. More artists and songs are added regularly — so keep checking back!
Artists With A Dedicated Artist Page
3 Doors Down (3)
AFI (3)
Alice in Chains (7)
Blink-182 (10)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (4)
In Flames (1)
Jane’s Addiction (1)
Linkin Park (9)
Megadeth (7)
Metallica (6)
Pearl Jam (1)
Pixies (5)
Scars On Broadway (1)
Slipknot (1)
Taylor Swift (6)
The Offspring (3)
Artists Without A Dedicated Artist Page
AC/DC (1)
Badlands
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Arctic Monkeys (1)
R U Mine?
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🎖️ Spotify Billions Club
Bad Religion (1)
21st Century (Digital Boy)
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Boston (1)
Foreplay/Long Time
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Blur (1)
Song 2
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🎖️ Spotify Billions Club
Clutch (1)
50,000 Unstoppable Watts
Sheet Music Direct | Sheet Music Plus
Cyndi Lauper (1)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
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🎖️ Spotify Billions Club
Dierks Bentley (1)
What Was I Thinkin’
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Evanescence (1)
Bring Me to Life
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🎖️ Spotify Billions Club
🎖️ YouTube Billion Views Club
Filter (1)
Hey Man, Nice Shot
Sheet Music Direct | Sheet Music Plus
Five Finger Death Punch (2)
Got Your Six
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When the Seasons Change
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Jimmy Eat World (1)
The Middle
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🎖️ Spotify Billions Club
Jonathan Coulton (1)
Ikea
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My Chemical Romance (1)
I’m Not Okay (I Promise)
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Queens of the Stone Age (1)
Millionaire (You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire)
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Placebo (1)
The Bitter End
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Rage Against the Machine (1)
Renegades of Funk
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Ramones (1)
Blitzkrieg Bop
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The Darkness (1)
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
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The Strokes (1)
Reptilia
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The Vines (1)
Get Free
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Yellowcard (1)
Lights And Sounds
Sheet Music Direct | Sheet Music Plus
If you have any requests, please feel free to reach out to us on the “Contact Us” form under the “About” section of the site.