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Adrian Attempts: Reggae (Patreon)

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2023-03-10 18:22:02
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Hello all,

Today I'm continuing my occasional "Adrian Attempts" series with a look at reggae guitar. The basic premise of this series is that I'm going to be looking at artists or styles of music that are slightly outside my usual musical comfort zone.

But essentially this video is a beginner's guide to reggae guitar. It's a fascinating style of music to explore and hope this might inspire some of you to get into it a bit more deeply.

Tab can be found below; I think most of the examples that feature in the video have been notated. Backing tracks will be coming up in the next few posts. 

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Adrian Attempts: Reggae

This video is my beginner's guide to reggae guitar. There's MUCH more going on with this style than you might first assume. Tab and backing track can be found on Patreon (pay what you like): https://www.patreon.com/anyonecanplayguitar Hi 00:00 A bit about reggae 01:06 Reggae drum patterns 03:28 The skank rhythm 04:22 G to Amin groove 08:36 Minor key groove 09:54 Double chop 11:31 Add some swing 12:44 Muted single notes 14:02 Embellishments 16:35 Reggae gear 20:55 Bye 22:29 My beginner soloing course: https://courses.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk My latest album: https://zodiactoys.bandcamp.com/releases Please subscribe here for many more YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/anyonecanplayguitarcouk Check out my website: https://www.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk Social blah: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acpgtr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/acpgtr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk

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Adam Weller

Nice Adrian, I've been waiting years for you to do this:)

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks Adam! Hope you enjoy it, and sorry to have kept you waiting so long!

Chad Perry

Well this sounds like fun. Thank you!

Adam Weller

No worries at all, thank you:)

Brian Scott

Super cool! We learned 4 or 5 songs, some great strumming patterns and some tasteful fill ideas and even a little theory, all in one video. Also, thanks for reminding me that I like Reggae :) My introduction to the genre was the same as yours. Police and Thieves of course, "Crooked Beat" and a few others from the Sandinista record (man I wore the grooves off that one) Time to update some playlists! Cheers Adrian

Jas

Great, Adrian! I grew up listening to reggae along with traditional and alternative rock so the skank beat kind of comes naturally, but the depth of the lesson has opened up more than I could imagine. Just need to go through the queue of 20 other lessons first :)

Louie

Love, love Jamaican music--a vibe and sound unlike any other. And from such a tiny island. Wow! Really enjoyed your initial work. Keep it up, please. Hoping you might expand the repertoire to include less well known songs and artists from the 70's, 80's and 90's (before synths ruled the day.) Sugar Minott, Dennis Brown, Horace Andy and the great Gregory Isaacs come to mind.

Louie

Also, it's important that people understand there were few reggae groups, per se, as in the U.S., England and elsewhere. Rather talented muscians backed many different vocalists, and the fabulous producers would have in-house musicians. The role of the producers also is different than many people are accustomed to, and the producers had an essential role in the sound.

anyonecanplayguitar

Yes, absolutely I think it'd be nice to follow this up with some videos on specific artists - you mention some great names. I'll try and make that happen.

anyonecanplayguitar

Yes, I find that fascinating. I watched a few good documentaries where it explained how the music developed from sound systems to a handful of recording studios with super talented in house bands and producers.

anyonecanplayguitar

Glad you liked it Brian. I've always liked reggae but making this video has prompted me to get into it a bit more seriously - so much great music out there I didn't realise existed!

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks Jas. Yes, that reggae groove was a huge influenceon a lot of alternative music in the 80s 90s and beyond.

Bernie

Ya mon!

jesús Garrido

love this, I had to learn a bit of reggae myself for a guitar workshop I was doing, Although not my first choice or favourite style, I found that you learn tons of stuff, as you say.

Chris Strane

Hi Adrian- I saw the new Bob Marley biopic, “One Love.” I came back to your reggae lesson and enjoyed reworking on that. I thought of an idea for another “Adrian Attempts” lesson: Gypsy Jazz. You mentioned possibly doing a Django Rhinehardt lesson sometime and this could tie in to a look at basic Gypsy Jazz chords and licks. Perhaps you are quite skilled at this genre and don’t need to call it an “attempts” lesson. In either case, I like the idea of seeing a variety of guitar styles and artists which makes your channel so unique.

Dennis

Adrian, I’ve been thinking about this since you posted it. Have you heard any Ernest Ranglin? He is a jazz guitarist often credited with the classic ska guitar sound of Reggae. I don’t know if that’s true but he is also credited with playing on the first reggae recording (can’t remember the track offhand) Look for Beyond The Bassline, Memories of Barbara Mack and The satellite’s Ball of fire released on soul jazz. This guy played on a huge number of Studio 1 releases and even taught Bob Marley some guitar reportedly. Listed to the beautiful solo in the Wailers Hurts to be alone

Dennis

And if you are looking for a track to teach. I would love to learn The Beat’s Stand Down Margaret. Some great Caribbean sounds in that song.