Is an acoustic guitar chord book any use for a bass guitar?

Not really! the Entire Sequence is Different, and Yes! you Can Play Chords on a Bass Axe!

Nope. You don't play chords on a bass. Completely useless. EDIT: This is the correct answer in the context of the question. When did you last strum along with chords to the Beatles on your P bass? And we'll have less of that language please.

hell no! there are 6 strings on acoustic, 4 on bass. it doesnt make any sense

MR Tel is full of crap, chords are played on a Base, yes i spelled that right,lol,, to answer your Q: most guitar books are geared for upper registers,, piano books do offer the lower notes, but really , reading is a trick all its own, and to me quite boring, buy your pal a record, might i suggest Live at Leeds by The Who, Entwhistle(bass) kills on that thing, and Keith Moon is arguably the best rock drummer ever

Well, pretty much it's useless, but it can be useful for a bass player! For instance if she is going to play the bass of for instance a G-D-A guitar pattern. then she can use the chord book to find the bass notes. But no, it's not really a great present for a bass player

No my friend, It's a nice thought but will lead to confusion as these chords will not translate to the bass guitar. the guitar has six strings and the bass has four. these two extra strings (b and e) are used extensively in guitar chords and the chords that contain them will no doubt make up the bulk of the book. also, the vast majority of bass playing is not made up of chords but single line melodies. note: some basses do have 5 and even 6 strings, but even if she has one of these it still wont matter as the extra strings are tuned differently than on a guitar.......get a bass book, they are easily found at borders/ books a million,