Sometimes you may hear a reggae bass groove that has a flurry of notes. Set reggae trap remix bass boost by magnata producoes. As you work through figures 4 and 5, notice how the bass lines outline most of the indicated chords. All you need to play reggae is a four string bass guitar, and hands down the best reggae bass guitar for reggae is the fender jazz bass. This reggae bass lesson will give you a few tips that will help make it easier for you to know how to play reggae bass. Dec 27, 2018 this is a video tutorial on making authentic sounding reggae basslines with the royal virtual bassist virtual instrument vsti plugin by ujam. Dennis brown money in my pocket many an argument on this bass line sooooo please help. How to get that aston barretbob marley deep bass sound. The reggae bass players highlighted below are the very best at their craft. Jun 30, 2016 now that were familiar with the use of space in reggae grooves, lets try getting a little busier.
Besides playing live bass in this video i use the superb and highly recommended music creation software bandinabox. How to play reggae bass guitar lessons ultimate guitar. There hasnt been any classic reggae in the last 20 years. If you use any of these bass loops please leave your comments. How to play reggae rhythm guitar for beginners print this page. Easy reggae line is a free bass guitar video lesson by russ rodgers that will teach you a line like you would hear in a bob marley song. 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. How to play reggae style grooves on the bass guitar dummies. Free reggae bass loops samples sounds wavs beats download. Adds a new reggae bank to ibassist with more than 60 bass lines. You are competing with synth bass very much, and decent subs can go way deeper than bass amp cabs. 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.
The fender jazz or p bass is a very good start if you can afford one. You can start this groove with either your index or middle finger. 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. For reggae, i personally like the sound of a fender jazz bass, with the bridge pickup virtually off, and the neck pickup all the way on. That setup gives you the classic aston barrett sound on the bob marley albums very little bite, lots of full bottom end. The free bass loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users. If you are a beginner to intermediate bass player, you may find this reggae bass playing demonstration very useful. This lesson will help you on how to play reggae bass. What im about to teach you are the three reggae bass scales that you will need to play reggae. The reggae bass sound is the bass sound typically associated with roots reggae. Reggae is a music genre that originated in jamaica in the late 1960s. All have at least a couple albums with killer songs with great bass lines. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. But i tend to get my deep bass from moog filters and other processing tricks.
J balvin, daddy yankee, nicky jam, maluma, pitbull, farruko, plan b. The free reggae bass loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users. Combining rootsy vibes and unique bass lines united with multiple harmonies, boisterous guitar solos, and heavy keys separates fortunate youth from every other mainstream reggae band. Russ will teach you how to play the line note by note. Ive learned a lot from them and put that into my bass lines. Ini kamoze trouble you trouble me by marcio carrasco.
For any beginner that wants to learn where all the notes are. War bob marley burnin and lootin bob marley stepping razor peter tosh ketchy shuby peter tosh pato bonton dont sniff coke and even though its not too old and nodoubt might be shot down by reggae purists eliteists underneath it all nodoubt nice flow i think that robbie shakespere had something to do with that bass line, though played by tony kinal. Most if not all of bob marleys basslines were played by aston family man barrett using a fender jazz bass. Bob marleyfamily man are the dictionary on reggae bass as far as modern reggae bands with great bass lines, id suggest looking up giant panda guerilla dub squad, rebelution, soja, katchafire, and the green. It works very well over minor chords and can also spice up your major scales sometimesfor example, in the key of gminor you could use gmcmdm or gmdmcm. Download free bass samples sounds effects apple loops beats. Free to download full size a3 perfect for printing see more. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops.
Making reggae basslines royal virtual bassist by ujam. Now that were familiar with the use of space in reggae grooves, lets try getting a little busier. This groove is structured in a tonality that fits over major, minor, and dominant chords. Fortunate youth rising from various bands, theyve created a phenomenal 6piece masterpiece bringing more fire to the stage than ever before. Please contact us to report any files that you feel may be in breach. Jam effects will add delay and reverb sends on the. How to create a reggae bass line jjesusmusic youtube. Jahboy ft seanrii one call away charlie puth solomon reggae remix cover free download. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions. Get classic reggae bass sounds with a 5string bass because thats what they play on now weird logic. If you are reading this article, you are most likely a reggae bass player or an aspiring one. Classic reggae sounds were not recorded in the last 20 years.
In some cases, the reappropriation of certain bass lines has helped define a substyle the use of classic studio one bass lines during the birth of dancehall in the late 70s, for example. 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. Easy reggae line is a free bass guitar video lesson by russ rodgers that will teach you a. A very careful study of these reggae bass players, their technique and equipment will ratchet your playing to the next level.
The term also denotes the modern popular music of jamaica and its diaspora. You can get all the dirt you want with stuff like sansamp i love the new models based on the character vt bass. Reggae bass lines discussion in tablature and notation bg started by raslee, jul 4, 2007. For variety, try picking these lines with your thumb while lightly palm muting. Reggae dancehall youtube is the youtube channel for promoting reggaedancehall dub music and culture. Most of the classic riddims are great, of those i particularly enjoy the answer riddim and the the lecturer riddim. Youll be able to easily drag and drop the chord progressions, lead melodies, bass lines, drum patterns and other midi data into your daw of choice. Its a fun groove to play and one of the easier marley tunes to learn. Some nice classic and groovy reggae basslines played mainly on my old fender jazz. The 10 biggest reggae basslines, according to trojan sound system.
If you use any of these reggae bass loops please leave your comments. I really like the entire blind idiot god album i have, full of great deep bass lines. This is a video tutorial on making authentic sounding reggae basslines with the royal virtual bassist virtual instrument vsti plugin by ujam. Delay and reverb send effects creates warm reggae and dub environments. Top artists with reggae tabs songsterr tabs with rhythm. Throughout the history of reggae, various bass lines have been recycled and those lines have often transcended the various reggae styles.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. Sep 01, 2010 easy reggae line is a free bass guitar video lesson by russ rodgers that will teach you a line like you would hear in a bob marley song. 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. Feb 01, 2005 for reggae, i personally like the sound of a fender jazz bass, with the bridge pickup virtually off, and the neck pickup all the way on. I would forget the bass amp and go di like a synth.
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