reggae

[Motleyguy]

Alright, so I've been listening to a ton of reggae-esque stuff, and I was wondering if any of you had any cool reggae grooves you could make me privy to.

[Tillmon]

The most basic reggae groove is 8ths on the hats, and bass/rim click on 3. And then add in extra little accents and 16th notes where you deem fit.

[Motleyguy]

ah yeah, I got that one, thanks man. Anybody got anything else that's cool.

[some jive turkey]

I would like to find a reggae book.
I was looking for one about a year ago and the only thing I found was an out of print book, by Carmine Appice.
I have a few books that all have like 1 or 2 reggae grooves in them. I just looked at Erskine's book the other day, and it has one whole reggae beat in it. Seriously, why bother.
Same thing with a Steve Houghton book I have.

You think the publishing company are turning down reggae books?

*Imaginary response of a publishing company*:
"what are you crazy?,...Reggae?.....yeah it was a big fad in the 70s. but now it's just a bunch of rastas, stoners, and hippies....those guys don't read music. No one will buy this book. Besides, Itn't all the same groove anyway?"

[Motleyguy]

yeah, damn everyone, rejecting reggae...it's some of the best stuff out there.

[RushHourSoul]

Best idea is just to listen to a lot of reggae. I personally love the groove for Burning Spear's Dry and Heavy. Check it out. But seriously, that groove up there ^ is the basic reggae groove, most of the stuff you'll hear will have that as the foundation.

[Motleyguy]

yeah, that's the groove I use the most when I'm playing reggaeish stuff with my band.

[Josiah]

There's a lot outside the one drop groove. Just listen and learn.. trasncribe a couple grooves. There's endless stuff, just like any other genere.

[master_of_muppets]

fcking hell reggae drumming is SIC. Bob marleys drummer is sick, as well as all the other amazing reggae artists. I listen and play it so much, it opens a whole mind-set of innovative patterns. I tell you one day u gota smoke a joint, put on some headphones, get on the kit and play along.

[Aaron]

Check out Copeland in message in a bottle.

[GhostGrooveMike]

Well really you should check out 311's grooves. They have a great drummer. That's not very like me to say but I kinda like 311.

[jalel]

h|x---x-x---x-x---x-x---x-
s|--o--o------o-----o-----
b|o-----o---o-----------o-

Try to think if the hi-hat pattern as broken triplets and that migh make sense (god I hate tabs)

[Motleyguy]

Well really you should check out 311's grooves. They have a great drummer. That's not very like me to say but I kinda like 311.

I love 311, Sexton (their drummer) is awesome, his snare sounds wicked too.

[spirit]

The Tommy Igoe section on the Vic Firth site has him explaining a reggae groove. That's about all I can think of, since you already know the one drop. I'd suggest listening to some reggae.

[Arrowsurfer]

i learned reggae beats listenin to sublime. figuring out the accents was hardest for me.

[Motleyguy]

Yeah, Bud Gaugh does some weird stuff, sounds wicked though.

[Kazass]

one special thing in reggae is to hit the crash on the 4 beat. Or half a note after the 4 beat. They rarely or never emphasize the 1 beat. Always end a break or solo on beat 4 or 4 and a half. that really gives the feel ;)

oh and copeland in message in a bottle is reggae-ISH. I'd rather check out copeland in Walking on the Moon. Police was anyways inspired by reggae in lots of ways (just tghink of the album "Reggatta De Blanc" ;))

[Motleyguy]

Yeah, that really is an amazing album... So Lonely is a perfect example of their reggae-esque feel.

[FockerTheLopper]

Tillmon told you the classic reggea. More dancey Sean Paul stuff, is 4 on the floor 8ths on hats the "a" of 1 "+" of 2 "e" and "a" of 3 and "+" of 4. Its very simple sounds great.

[steeldrummer11]

Ok....One man...Lloyd Knibb- hes like considered the inventor of the one drop look him up.

[Motleyguy]

Tillmon told you the classic reggea. More dancey Sean Paul stuff, is 4 on the floor 8ths on hats the "a" of 1 "+" of 2 "e" and "a" of 3 and "+" of 4. Its very simple sounds great.

Alright, I have no idea what "4 on the floor means" care to explain?

[steeldrummer11]

4 on the floor means playing the bass drum on all 4 beats of the measure.

[We_Love_Lime]

its like just the bass drum on 1 2 3 and 4...expression used in jazz a lot....

[steeldrummer11]

^^I hear used more with Rock music than I do with jazz.

[We_Love_Lime]

^^I hear used more with Rock music than I do with jazz.

Rock eh?? I havn't heard many rock beats with the bass on 1 2 3 and 4. The bass drum in Jazz is usually feathered/played lightly.

[Motleyguy]

Ah, okay, that's what I figured it was.

[rohbit]

Yeah, that really is an amazing album... So Lonely is a perfect example of their reggae-esque feel.

So Lonely = my favourite police song

[Motleyguy]

ah, mine too man...it rips.

[Kazass]

to be honest, my favourite police song is ''driven to tears'' or ''walking on the moon''. WOTM is just really plain simple but has such a great feel...

[White Riot!]

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