All have at least a couple albums with killer songs with great bass lines. Click on the link below to download the free pdf for this lesson. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here. This is thebasscases master list of transcriptions sorted by bass player, song, album, and year. I received an email recently from jembailey in the u. Learn how to master the reggae vibe through the basslines of bob marley. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. This assortment of reggae and ska basslines is inspired by some of the worlds greatest artists, such as bob.
The cycle of 5ths is just an organized way to travel through the keys so you hit every one. Lastly, we look at the and a or e and style of guitar playing. Your drummer is going to start with quarters on the ride only, hihat on 24. If the part is written for a standard four string bass then there will be four horizontal lines, one for each string. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. Falcon e 2005 midwest clinic 59th annual conference h ilton c hicago c hicago, illinois december 16, 2005 special thanks to. The bass sound in reggae is thick and heavy, and equalized so the. Jul 04, 2007 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. Heres a blues in a jam track you can use to practice. Heres a multigenre collection of 200 great songs, with bass lines in both standard notation and tab. Rhythm, nigerian popular music, functional, reggae rhythm, song structure. One that can be opened with guitar pro 6, and one with guitar pro 5. 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. For variety, try picking these lines with your thumb while lightly palm muting.
The two formed the bassment with the goal to provide as many high quality transcriptions to the bass community as possible. A bassline also known as a bass line or bass part is the term used in many styles. Chord symbols have been omitted purposely, for that would necessitate. The bottom line of tab represents the e string, the top line represents the g string. The 50 walking basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists, at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. Dorian pentatonic blues bass line ideas guitar pro zip file mp3 jam track. This idea is great if you dont play bass and are stuck for ideas.
This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. In sechs schritten zur perfekten reggaebassbegleitung. As with the double bass, which fingers you use to pluck the string makes a big difference in sound and feel. Boogie on reggae woman by stevie wonder lee whalen. Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops. Jan 31, 2014 quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet. The bass note of the chord is the most important note and will usually be played on the first beat of the bar or where the chord changes. Play through the form, perhaps with an upperclassman horn player on the melody. I spend most of my gigging hours playing rock, funk or top 40, which are mostly highenergy pursuits, so its refreshing when i get the opportunity to play chilledout music outside those genres, such as reggae, where i can lay back, play very simply, and just vibe. As you work through figures 4 and 5, notice how the bass lines outline most of the indicated chords. The free reggae bass loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users.
The best way to learn how to read bass tab is to play tunes that you already know and see how they have been written in tab. Secrets of reggae bass line how to create a reggae bass. The bass is usually the most busy intrument in a reggae song, except for solos and such. S7 e7 all of me example bass line john marley 3 3 3 5 2 2 4. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. Start dreaming fantastic colors and emotions with the fantastic reggae work by bob marley for alto saxophone solo. Paul chambers played all his bebop lines with one finger only. Once i went deep inside this line, bar by bar, beat by every note, every mute, every. It includes pdf sheet music files and interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. 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.
If youve ever listened to stir it up by bob marley, youve heard the and a and e and in action. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. The first level will be to develop bass lines using triad chord tones only and resolve to the next chord root in the most economical way i. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic.
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. Bass lines part one for all of these exercises, we are going to use the cycle of 4ths. James will show you the bass guitar basics of reggae music and how. The term walking is used to describe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Ive learned a lot from them and put that into my bass lines with my band bushwood out of south florida. Thebasscases master list of transcriptions, sorted by bass player, song, album, and year. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. It offers pdf sheet music files as well as interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. In unaccompanied solo performance, basslines may simply be played in the lower register. In tab, the horizontal lines represent the strings.
We are going to go move around the cycle counter clockwise. No part of this lesson may be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any form without consent of the author. If you use any of these reggae bass loops please leave your comments. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Index 1 the boss james brown 2 fell in love with a boy joss stone 3 whats the buzz jcs soundtrack 4 for what its worth east harlem voices 5 lets get it on marvin gaye 6. S7 e7 bass bass a7 10fr d7 5 a7 d7 bass bass e7 a7 9 e7 a7 bass bass 10fr d7 10fr d7 g7 d7 d7 g7 bass bass 8fr c. Includes video tutorial, bass tab sign up for even more with free. Most of the classic riddims are great, of those i particularly enjoy the answer riddim and the the lecturer riddim. Ultimate guitar a heavyweight compilation of 50 alltimegreat rock songs, with lyrics, melody, chords and bass lines. Exercise 1 demonstrates this with several examples. Start now to play the beautiful reggae piece by bob marley for bass tablature bass guitar. Pdf operational arrangement of rhythm in nigerian reggae songs.
Over a dozen wailers songs are based on or use a line from jamaican mento songs. The fender jazz or p bass is a very good start if you can afford one. A bassline is the term used in many styles of music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and. Check in with what they are doing, work on tough spots, give feedback, etc. This is collaboration of a few theme songs that i tabbed out, it took a while so please rate well. Throughout the history of reggae, various bass lines have been recycled and those lines have often transcended the various reggae styles. How to play reggae rhythm guitar for beginners print this page. The first note is played at the third fret of the e lowest string. Jun 30, 2016 now that were familiar with the use of space in reggae grooves, lets try getting a little busier. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the. However, prince busters wreck a pum pum 1967 documents that a. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written.
This reggae bass lesson will give you a few tips that will help make it. The bassment was established in 2009 by bassists simon merrick and ron mollinga. This is the first step in developing walking bass lines. If you cant, use what you have be it four, five, six or seven string bass or purchase the best one you can afford. Mystery unraveled victor l pez, clinician sponsored by alfred publishing company guest clinicians. Use these lines to get you going the right direction when you start playing a blues.
Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. The genre of reggae music is led by the drum and bass. Reggae has been just as much an outlet for jamaicas people to express their feelings towards love, religion, faith, life, spiritualism and culture as soul, and the blues have been to the united states. I love this show so much, and the theme is a classic, so. I personally cannot think of a better goal to build a site around especially since there are so few sites that are providing such a quality service to the bass guitar community. Though there are tons of tabs and transcriptions of varying quality circulating the internet of popular songs and even some lesser known songs and even songs, finding a reliable source of readable, userfriendly bass guitar transcriptions can be very difficult.
The bassline construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization. Try use combinations of tricks in this tutorial to add a real boost to your bass lines. The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. Reggae bass lines discussion in tablature and notation bg started by raslee, jul 4, 2007. Easy guitar guitar tabs classical guitar jazz guitar new releases. Dennis brown money in my pocket many an argument on this bass line sooooo please help. The notes are hardly ever sustained, they use a lot of rest and as a result the bass lines sound very jumpy. Latin or straight8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four.
Access courses via the truefire app for windows, mac, ios, tvos, or android. Hopefully this shows with just a few simple techniques, how a boring set of chords such as c, f, g, a minor, can be spiced up to something quite different mainly because of the choice of bass notes. That is one reason his execution of faster lines is unique in sound and feel. Bass lines from chord symbols constructing bass lines from chord symbols is not only a useful skill but is regarded as essential in most forms of music outside of classical music. Fast and dense action loop featuring acoustic drums, a howling electric guitar, a walking piano bassline. Learn a wide range of bass grooves across various styles and harmonic situations. Rufus reid bass lines pdf complete bass line transcription book from vol. Like the and style of guitar playing, the and a and e and help to create a feeling of gentle push throughout the song by accenting the space in between the. Constructing bass lines from chord symbols part 1 the following lessons are free for private individual use only. The present volume of transcribed bass lines handsomely supple ments these books. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can rely on to always sound good when you play it.
Heres a final adaptation of our example tutorial song. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. Reggae is a music genre that originated in jamaica in the late 1960s. The third is the second fret of the a string, and so on. Sometimes, the bass guitar holds a swinglike bass line. In latin, salsa music, jazz fusion, reggae, electronica, and some types of rock and metal, basslines. Download the lesson workbook and backing tracks here. 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.
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