A compendium of techniques for great jazz bass lines including playalong cd featuring ron carter. In this two part bass guitar lesson, were going to dig into the how to play reggae bass guitar for beginners and show how to approach playing. Free ebook downloads, practice tracks, drum tracks and much more. Aston family man barrett who played with bob marley and robbie shakespeare who played with peter tosh are two giants of reggae bass. Bass is certainly a center point to this genre but reggae bass playing was not always the reggae bass playing we now think of it as. Includes a study of latin grooves, reggae, ska and advanced funk bass lines. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a subgenre of. Below is a compilation of books, videos and other resources that will. If you have a listen to some dub music by guys like king tubby, the bass is really behind the beat, so much so that you can literally feel stoned just listening to it. Ive found this book very interesting because it does not only give about 47 nice reggae bass lines to follow, either in notation and in tablature, but every line has a brief description about where it was taken and some theory advice.
Jun 30, 2016 now that were familiar with the use of space in reggae grooves, lets try getting a little busier. All of the free ebassguitar youtube video lessons and pdfs in one place. This bass builders book and cd provides a complete guide to reggae and jamaican bass styles covering ska, rock steady, roots reggae, club, modern ska, dance hall and more. Learn how to master the reggae vibe through the basslines of bob marley. Looks difficult at first glance but listen along with the albums and i was able to learn a couple of songs fairly quickly. The term also denotes the modern popular music of jamaica and its diaspora. I have worked through several of his books and an a much better player as a result blues bass, walking basslines, etc why so offended. How to play 3 cool reggae bass g major and g minor. For reggae and other related styles youre also going to have to focus on getting that laid back feel. If you are just starting to play the bass, i suggest you also watch my previous lessons to make sure you can have a good start. Modern bassists, such as pnut of the group 311, also play this style to perfection.
As you work through figures 4 and 5, notice how the bass lines outline most of the indicated chords. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. With over 100 bass lines covering a multitude of musical styles and techniques, bass line encyclopedia is the perfect resource for the modern bassist. Its a really concise and focused introduction to reggae music and reggae bass lines. However for beginners this is fine and it does give the experienced players enough insight to construct there own lines and interpret existing bass lines so all in all.
Bassists today need to be familiar with all styles of music in order to increase their versatility and become indemand players. This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. Ive found this book very interesting because it does not only give about 47 nice reggae bass lines to follow, either in notation and in tablature, but every line has a brief description about. Bradley traces jamaican popular music from the early soundsystems of the 1950s to the conscious dancehall movement in the mid 1990s. Inspired by the legendary reggae label of the same name, the trojan crew have been spreading their message of love and unity through ska, roots, dub, and dancehall since 2004, headlinging club shows, captivating festival crowds and supporting legendary jamaican acts such as the. The 10 biggest reggae basslines, according to trojan sound system. Reggae bass by ed friedland bass builders hal leonard today im going to talk about. What im about to teach you are the three reggae bass scales that you will need to play reggae. Reggae bass by ed friedland bass builders hal leonard. Reggae bass guitar can be a deceptively challenging style of music to.
For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. An easytouse, stepbystep approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential stylesand many styles within each styleare explored from the bass point of view. Mel bay this superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles, including shuffles, reggae, rock, swing, standard walking bass, bebop, newgrass, syncopated latin lines, the jazz waltz, and co. Reggae bass bass builders bkonline audio reggae soundsystem 45. It gives a little background and history, then presents examples of bass styles for you to play along with. May 01, 2003 excellent book with accurate bass lines. How to play reggae style grooves on the bass guitar dummies. Getting the books reggae bass now is not type of inspiring means. A visual history of jamaican reggae 19591979 ron carter.
Most of the classic riddims are great, of those i particularly enjoy the answer riddim and the the lecturer riddim. Sometimes you may hear a reggae bass groove that has a flurry of notes. Download free and accurate pdf bass tabs for bob marley songs made from power tab files. One must give this book the greatest respect for being the most passionate, inclusive, and comprehensive history of reggae music there is. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. This book with audio demo exercises and fulllength tunes available online for download or streaming gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. The term reggae bass has become something of a catchall phrase to describe any sort of bass playing to music that comes from the caribbean, missing the point that there were many earlier incarnations and. Irie, i play reggae bass riddims well and loud, but probably damaged my hearing these days to work out tabs and lines therefore im on the quick blag can any one help me roughly with the tabs for. With reggae, you often hear a lot of spacerests when the bassist isnt playing. Robert nesta bob marley february 6, 1945 may 11, 1981 was a jamaican singersongwriter and musician. I have a book called reggae bass but it only has popular reggae basslines and doesnt go over the structure of a reggae basslines, so i could.
Reggae bass by ed friedland softcover instructional book with. Dennis brown another day in paradise dennis emmanuel brown cd 1 february 1957 1 july 1999 was a jamaican reggae singer. This groove is structured in a tonality that fits over major, minor, and dominant chords. The complete guide to reggae and jamaican bass styles, covering early ska, rock steady, roots reggae, dub, modern ska, dance hall, and more. I just started going through this book an hour ago and guess what. This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. Secrets of reggae bass line how to create a reggae bass. Bass line often repeats with slight variations so fairly straight forward to learn.
If you use any of these reggae bass loops please leave your comments. The majority of all bass part from reggae sometimes are quite hide so have them all in one book is excellent and is bob marley. Essential insight and techniques for mastering reggae bass. Dennis brown money in my pocket many an argument on this bass line sooooo please help. For variety, try picking these lines with your thumb while lightly palm muting. In this lesson well get down with our bad selves and play a reggae groove using the major and minor triad arpeggios weve been practicing in the last few lessons. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass. A 1968 single by toots and the maytals, do the reggay was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. This bass line is 100% made up of triad arpeggio notes, no funny business. The audio is accessed online and features 47 fulldemo tracks. Thats not so usual with this kind of bass lines compilation books and really give an added value to it. Basics of playing reggae part 1 major and minor triads. The 10 biggest reggae basslines, according to trojan sound.
You can start this groove with either your index or middle finger. Jul 11, 2015 if you are just starting to play the bass, i suggest you also watch my previous lessons to make sure you can have a good start. Also covered are topics such as improvisation soloing and practicing. Designed to guide the student into highlevel bass playing, this book makes advanced concepts like rhythm changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures and chord playing easy to understand. The bass is isolated to the left channel which you can turn down to make up your own bass lines. Jan 31, 2014 quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet. Book gives good background on the development of reggae bass lines and different styles the examples are very simple and lack challenge for a bass player with any experience. Read download essential blues bass grooves pdf pdf download. You do not have sufficient rights to view the full content.