IMPROVE YOUR REGGAE GROOVE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Understanding 16th note patterns is a key element in reggae bass playing. In this video I demonstrate 3 rhythmic patterns that are used regularly by reggae bass players. There are a lot more than 3 but get these 3 into your DNA and you will be on your way to sounding authentic on your bass. Once you have them memorised feel free to experiment by mixing the rhythms.
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What a time to be alive. Learning from the greats via the internet. As a very late starter on bass I’m still amazed how positive the bass community is and how lucky we are to have access to resources such as this. ❤️
Thank You. The future is bright.
Especially Don Chandler ! And all of this for free ;-)
I came across this video purely by accident but I'm so glad I did, reggae bass has always been a complicated genre for me but the way you break it down is just what I need, Subscribed. Nuff respect 👊🏾
Donstrumental: So the first secret of this is we're not going to play on the one
OnTheOne: omg
Blessing the next generation of bassists! Thank you Don
Nice tutorial, I think I'll use - Bun ny Wai ler instead of cat a pil lar. Thanks for your videos.
Why didn't I think of that🤣
Bunny Wailer!!!
@@donstrumental8905it would have been the perfect trinity
Just in bei ber...
@@bcbc8649 this is a beiber free zone🤣
I have a customer who is reggae bass player. I asked him about that unique groove and he says..I don’t play on the one……but this video is amazing very good.. finding this video is like finding a gem in the your garden
The bassline with the last minor Groove sounded amazing, even when you stayed in one note
Music made easy ! This is the best lesson in the history of Bass Music. Decades of knowledge delivered in a few minutes. All I can say is thank you.
Awesome lesson, Don. I learned a lot from this. Thank you for taking the time to spread the knowledge.
This is how I think about rhythms as well.
4:20 I call that, silencing the downbeats (the “cat” in caterpiillar), banana. 1 banana 2 banana 3 banana 4 banana. Banana is a code word for “skip the first 16th”.
6:20 Banana caterpillar Bob Marley Bob Marley
8:20 Banana caterpilar Bob Marley Peter Tosh
I love this fresh content, short and sweet, same awesome energy. Thank you Teacher!
Riddim up!
I like that.
Thank you Don, this is seriously one of the best bass lesson videos I have ever seen. The way you broke down using syllable words to keep time is fantastic.
Don, I think your videos will be directly responsible for some amazing music to come! I'm so happy you're back!
these videos have been so helpful. thanks so much for explaining the reagge groove.
I love how when combined with the fat bass tone, the rest on beat one becomes a big pillowy presence of it’s own. For me, it is that rest that makes the whole rhythm work. Thanks for this!
Thanks for the tireless "RIDDUM u teach us all Don!!!!!!!!
I've been playing for 24 years. Went from Jazz to Blue to Rock to Metal. I've always loved Reggae beats but, in my mind, bass lines were so much harder than other genres. Great video! I'm going to be singing "ter pill er ca ter pill er bob mar ley pe ter tosh" in my head for years HAHA
Hard to go wrong reinforcing the basics. Well done!
greetings from Bogotá Colombia. thanks for share your knowlege!
I am a total bass beginner. This is brilliant
How lucky was I to find you in this enormous TH-cam world. You are definitely the best educator
Thank you so much for this tutorial Don, please keep posting
I come away from your videos wanting to play reggae and nothing but reggae. Truly inspiring.
Splendid, starting with the good idea, that every type of music has certain language to respect to play that type of music through its correct expressions and phrases, this video is good addition to my knowledge about reggae music.
Agreed that music tonality - melody - rhythm - dynamics - tempo (Grammar) is a language but genres can be seen or treated as dialects because they all use the same grammar
BASS CULTURE 🙏
It's amazing how incredible it can sound, yet be so simple once a good teacher knows how to explain it. I just ran through this on my own, and was actually able to sound pretty decent! I'm inspired to find a few more chord progressions and just jam along. So much more fun to make music instead of memorizing modes and the fretboard all the time.
what an amazing explanation and trick.. but this brings us to the basics, that is learning the theory... Very great lessons and thank you for this. The examples and the names used.. funny ones.
Wow! Don so glad i came across your tutorial absolutely brilliant i love Reggae being Bob Marley my favourite, i will be focusing on your video from now on and subscribed.
Thank you for such a clear and well thought out explanation. Watching that was a real 'light bulb' moment for me 🙂
Every time I get a notification of a new video, I stop whatever I'm doing just to watch it. Awesome stuff.
Me too! :)
In reggae bass, it's the subtle things that turn average lines into great ones. Thank you for pointing some of them out.
OMG, this is just mindblowing!😅 Now all I hear is ’terpillar, caterpillar, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh! Thank you very much!🫶
What a fantastic lesson this is! Thank you very much! Breaking it down like you did makes it much easier to understand. Cheers!
thanks for this tool
GOd bless you more prof
I'm a 61 year old (right now) bass player who started playing in May of 2020. I think I first saw Don on eBassGuitar YT channel. Now he's in my feed/recommended videos and I have to say I love his style of teaching. But what I love most from Don is his knowledge of Reggae and the artists that he turns me/us on to. At my age, Bob Marley was what I knew as Reggae. Now, learning all that history is stimulating my brain and my fingers! But....someone please explain the difference between riddim and rhythm.
Rhythm is the sub division of notes related to time. Riddim is a Jamaican word for Backing Track. A whole video coming on this same subject.
This instructional is of the highest quality! Thanks for sharing your great knowledge!
Excellent lesson. So much easier saying a name than counting 8th... ❤👍🎸😎🤘
what a great way to explain it to us old newbee's ! Thank you
Timing is so important and sometimes it’s maybe my weakest area, so this is a great way to engrain in into my little brain 👍
I chose Desmond Dekker over Caterpillar, hoping You don't mind.
Very helpfull Video, BTW.
Thank you very much for your videos. They are useful, humble, inspiring.
Thank you very much for your quality work.
And indeed the last riddim in minor is magnificent.😊
Could jam this for hours. And GEEEZ that little lick at the end - too smooth! Thank you again Don! 🙏🏼
Follow up question I've forgtten to ask: What are some modern reggae bands/groups you enjoy?
@@geburu I can't think of any actual bands but the Samory I album - Strength is very good, Anything produced by Zion I kings. Marcus Gads Chanting and Ready For A Battle Albums were great.
@@donstrumental8905 Did not know Marcus Gad! Jamming his album now 🙌🏼
@@geburu You won't regret it. The bass work is immaculate.
@@donstrumental8905 It’s TOO nice! 👏🏼
Yes king hope your good Bless up for this video tutorial on the bass, worth watching Blessings 🙏🏿👊🏿
Darn, darn, darn, that was interesting, and illuminating. It really opened my eyes as a beginner. Thank you. Certainly, I’ve subscribed.
Merci Don so clear ! The magic of reggea bass
Fa mi ly Man ou Mar Cus Mi ller
So glad you’re back Brother D!
Superb lesson! You are a master teacher.✌️❤️
Thanks man, the beats are sweet. I will groove all afternoon to that « cat a pill er » beat.
Man, I love you! This video is amazing! I’m not a bassist but I do a bit of keyboards and I use bass on there. The way you explained the bass playing is how I go about it in my head. I use various names in my head. I’m so grateful for your sharing this with us ❤️❤️
Love the way you break it down.
Playing Reggae bass is quite a challenge 😮
Very good, thanks❤
Big ups for this video! I think I will use As ton Bar rett as my device for this groove
What a great lesson Don!
Very good! Keep teaching master
My man is back!!!
Omg, over the last week or so I couldn't get get that Caterpillar- Bob-Marley-Peter-Tosh pattern out of my head. 🤩 I wonder if I ever will from now on 😂
It's a good thing to have it in your head at all times, eventually it will seep into your body and help develop your internal clock. Every other channel out there will tell you to play with a metronome before you develop your internal clock. Not good advice.
Excellent! Thank you.
Thank you Don
Thank You Don
Something about this method really sticks in my head. Thank you for the learning Don.
Give thanks! I can speak reggae❤
Thank you so much for bringing this knowledge. I have been messing with 16th notes for basslines for ages without really understanding why or what I'm doing. This just makes perfect sense and everything has just dropped into place for me. Thank you, thank you.
Jah bless you Don, thanks for another excellent tutorial video. As always, easy to follow, straight forward. Big hugs and riddim up!!
Thanks for the knowledge. Respect
Thank you man good work
I was unsuccessfully trying to create a bass line this afternoon at band practice…..now I know what to play👍👍
Thanks Don great lesson. 🐛🐛👊🏾❤💛💚
Thank you Don
Awesome👍
Good stuff
Big Don, Now you are a Reggae Bass player, how often do you play different genres of Reggae on a Gig. Or would you consider the most tropical vibe to be Reggae?
There is only one genre of reggae. Yes there are some sub genres like dancehall but it's all reggae at the end of the day.
Мощно) Спасибо большое за урок!
how about this for 16th notes?: bun-ny wail-er, bun-ny wail-er, bun-ny wail-er, bun-ny wail-er
Love your teaching, and love Victor Wooten. I have his books. My background is Classical and Scottish Folk Music, and I am studying your exercises with great pleasure. Caterpillar is a great idea. You convinced me to use Om Bandana Two Bandana. Om is the sound of one hand clapping!
Loved this.
As a producer reggae bass lines are incredibly difficult and easy at the same time …….but watching this vid has explained where the magic lyes…
It's gotta be kulyebyuaka for all the 16th) What a funny and awesome way of talking about music.
MMMMM! I love coffee! Will certainly buy you a coffee and if you're in NYC, I'll treat you to coffee and Jamaican food. But please, I can tell it's slow (probably around 60 or less bpm), what are the tempos for these examples? Thank you.
New sub. Looking forward to get stuck in with your videos. Thanks for posting these m8
Superb - I'll be using "Sly Dunbar" for your "Bob Marley"......
Nice... I am new to the channel & have subscribed 👍🏾 What processor(s) do u use…? @donstrumental Tha tone is superb…
A cable and plug straight into interface. Slight boost around 60hz and good to go.
@@donstrumental8905 Preciate the quicx reply - Thanx
Love this. You started off by talking about the language of music genres. With regard to reggae, tempo is key to enabling the space required to let the bass sit in the groove. Its the old 'less is more' principle allowing the music to breath and pulse along nice. Not that bass lines can't busy up, but its about finding the right tempo for the song.
I’ve been watching bass video lessons on TH-cam for the best part of 10 years, grew up watching them in fact, and this is one of the best. Loved your sound, loved your feel, guess you must’ve been a session player at some point? Liked and subscribed and will buy you a coffee when I have more money in my bank, Cheers 👍
Edit: Oh I see you’re a Grammy winning bassist and producer, makes bloody sense ahahaha
What about A-ston Fam-il-y Man Bar-ret. Too advanced? Great lesson. Thanks buddy.
This is great like all your videos, thanks, God bless !! I am still a little confused in the difference between the ter-pil-lar and peter tosh, they sound the same to me in the first example , I get the Bob Marley but Peter Tosh trips me out 😆, in the last grove I can hear it better (maybe note duration)?
Obrigado Don !
Tudo muito útil e agradável 🤝🇧🇷✌️
Fabulous lesson just wish the volume of the bass was a bit louder. Thank you.
bass is very loud, I would suggest using headphones.
@@donstrumental8905 did ! for some reason in the mix I am hearing the backing track is way louder than the bass which is barely audible even when played without track. Metronome is also much louder than bass. Ta for your time & you are a great teacher !
This is so awesome! As a white bass player, my greatest wish has always been to think, feel and play like a black bass player. I will never get it perfect, but this tutorial at least brought me closer. Thanks so much for sharing, and - Respect...!!!
So simple and so amazing! Would love to see more videos on other patterns
Caterpillar or
Bunny Wailer?
Wow thanks so much for this vid man, awesome. Bless you :-)
Hi, lot of fun changing 1-e-and-a by other words ! thanks a lot !
This was really great
Love the words instead of one ee and a two ee!
Would love to see more like this!😁
Sir, you have changed my life with this.
very good lesson, i ve progressed with your advices :) thanks
I just bought a shirt to support your channel. I hope they pass on a reasonable slice to you!
Very enjoyable lesson, hope you have more improvement grooves for us
Thanks for your instruction with you I am learning a lot
Dynamic movement vs repetition in reggae bass pls
hi Legend, great Jobs ever!!! what are about DuB style ?
This was amazing Don. Thanks for sharing this amazing knowledge.
Another great video - I make all my bass students watch these