Learn the secrets of how to play reggae!
Welcome! How To Play Reggae was
establish just for you. Here you will learn all the secrets of how to play reggae. In fact you
will be hard press to find the resources here in any other place. If you are a guitarist, bass
player, keyboard player, drummer or if you are cool and just wanted to see where some cool people hang out,
stick around you are guaranteed to leave knowing something new.
The lessons on how to play reggae guitar includes strumming
techniques – how to do the chuck or chop as we call it in Jamaica, chord progressions, the rhythm or riddim
techniques, types of guitars use to play reggae, setting the guitar and amp to get the sound and what
effects works best.
For those who want to learn how to play reggae bass, we’ve got information on playing
styles and techniques; the types of bass and amps used and how to get the "right" tone. Additionally, we
will also go into the secret behind getting that age less reggae beat.
There isn’t a lot written about how to play reggae on the
keyboard or even what types of keyboard are generally used. Here you will find lessons on chord
progressions and when and where to place your riffs. You will also learn a few standard techniques to help
push your playing forward.
We haven’t forgotten about the drummers – the back bone of
any good reggae sound. You will learn the techniques used to get some of the sounds you hear on recordings, the
types of drums used and more.
If reggae music history is your thing, we’ve got that too.
We have looked at the origin of the music, why it was created, the influences by different genres such as,
Ska, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, pukkumina, Mento, Rocksteady and even dancehall. We will also look at where the music
is today and where it’s headed.
We will also look at the different instruments used in
reggae a part form the guitar, keyboard, drum, and bass. Instruments such as the bongo drum, trumpet and
bottles. Bottles?! Yes bottles! In fact, apart from the four basic instruments mentioned above
there are no rules as to what instruments you can use in reggae.
Did you know that there are many people who love reggae
so some much that they have become reggae fashion fanatic? Well there are and we have included a
module on reggae clothing -explaining what it is.
We've compiled some beats so as to give you the listener a
feel of the different vibes or emotion that reggae can evoke in the listener – happiness, sadness, love, hate etc.
There are also some reggae ringtones to be had.
Is this all How To Play Reggae has to
offer? Of course not, as you can see this is your one stop hang spot on how to play reggae. Again a big
welcome! Stick around and when you leave, come again and bring a friend. Nuff love!
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