5 Beginner Reggae Basslines (That Aren’t ALL Bob Marley)
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Not long ago, I got a comment on one of my videos along the lines of:
“What about some reggae bass lines?”
So I asked this commenter if there were any particular songs or artists they’d want to see covered, and they replied:
“Oh I don’t know. I don’t know much about reggae other than Bob Marley”
This isn’t uncommon!
In fact, for most people, it’s probably reality.
Most top 40 radio will play a few really well-known Bob Marley songs, but beyond that, not a huge amount of reggae makes it to the airwaves, which means most people’s only significant exposure to reggae is Bob Marley.
Now don’t get me wrong – Bob Marley is incredible and arguably one of the most important reggae artists around.
But…
There’s more to reggae than the ‘Best Of Bob Marley’ album, and in today’s video I want to share some with you.
Some of the songs you’ll probably know, some you may not. Others you might know the more popular cover versions of the songs, but we’ll be playing the bass lines from the originals.
And of course, we will cover some Marley – you can’t talk about reggae without him, right? In fact, the easiest song in this video is a Marley song, but it’s not one you’d probably expect.
Now if you want to start nailing some of these bass lines and get your head and hands around some authentic reggae tunes, make sure you download the tabs and tracks for all the songs I cover on this lesson. Just fill out the form on this page:
https://becomeabassist.com/5-beginner-reggae-bass-lines
And I’ll send you everything you need to start playing these lines.
I hope you enjoy this one whether you know all of these bass lines or only the Bob Marley song!
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. Here’s the page where you can sign up for the tabs, tracks and notation:
https://becomeabassist.com/5-beginner-reggae-bass-lines
[Chapters]
0:00 Intro
1:02 The Paragons – The Tide is High
4:21 Red Red Wine – UB40
6:27 Bob Marley – One Love
9:54 Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock
11:57 Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World, Beautiful People
15:06 Download The Tabs/Tracks For Free
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Originally posted by UCxX8-X5XeOTSlXQZERNWrog at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDI_soZWcOc
What other reggae songs (Marley or non-Marley) do you LOVE the bass lines of?
Stir it up is super easy, learned it the first day I got my bass
What are you using for the click?
Thank you so much for this ????
Isn't the g flat on the second fret of the e string and not the a string.
Fyi Neil Diamond wrote and preformed Red Red Wine. UB40 cover it , but a better jodb.
I don't wanna learn theory, i just wanna sound cool
Who else was today years old when you learned blondies the tide is high is a cover song and had to pause this video to go listen to the original?
Burning Spear – Farover!
Bob Marley never played the Bass guitar, it was Aston Barrett, Also called '' Family man ''
Aston Family Man Barrett was the bandleader of the Bob Marley backing band,
Do some early Yellowman!
Red Red Wine written by Neil Diamond.
This lesson is nice ????????????
I can't pay attention to the video because I'm too distracted by how beautiful that Spector is
Great lesson, thanks!
You decide to do the original version of tide is high but do the UB40 version instead of the original reggae version :/
Brilliant lesson thanks very much. Great sheet music too cheers
Should have done Bob Marley – Stir It Up. Super easy bass line, it has a little variation, and it's perfect for doing long improvisational jams.
Dr Alban: No Coke
Alban is mostly bleh, but this bass riff is awesome. Again, maybe more dancehall.
Dillinger – Cokäne in my brain
Might be Dancehall, but I've always wondered if he stole the bass from somewhere.
In any case, it rocks.
Gotta mention the Stagalag riddim, probably best known from Sister Nancy's "Bam Bam."
The undisputed champion of reggae basslines.
Listening to the recording of one love, More of the time, the low Bb is played at the end. Also, I think main riff in the 3rd measure is played in a different rhythm. (Dotted 8th, 16th, Dotted 8th, 16th, 8th.) Also, there’s a really amazing but easy bridge part with a climb up then an octave drop and a cool rhythmic part. To me, the song’s bass line can’t be mentioned without mentioning the bridge.
spector
OK, haven't watched the video yet and I'd be soooo disappointed if I didn't hear a Leroy Sibbles bassline…
That's not Damion Marley's bassline, it's World a Reggae by the boss Ini Kamoze.
The last one has a similar rhythm from Futurama likes the intro of the futura a
Thanks
Great lesson. one thing anoyes me but it is not your fault. i wonder why in so many GTR or bass lessons the Tutors tend to mention the Tabs where the notes are…. It is very anoying because it disrupt the flow of the Lesson…. My understanding is that every student have to know on whitch fret the notes are. it is not your Job to explain this.