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Easy Reggae Riffs

Started by Roosterman. Last reply by Bluesheart Feb 16, 2012. 3 Replies

Just to get you started folks, heres an easy riff that will get you playing about half the good reggae tunes ever written!! Chord progression is C / G / Am / F It sounds great if you play fretted and…Continue

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Comment by Patrick Breton on February 26, 2011 at 4:29pm

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/first-reggae-video-i-made-in

little accoustic jam i made last years not so long after i made my first CBG, some modification as been made to it since then but it is still cool to hear this !!!

notice the string i use, is the first 3 of a regular electric set and tune it normally GBE, i might be out of tune a little there but this is how i set up my CBG and how i tune them, so you get a lead type of guitar as you have the high string only !!!

Comment by Pete Handy on February 26, 2011 at 8:32am
if you've bin practicing the suggested chords, try ""Waggon Wheel by Dylan/Old Crow medicine Show, those chords are what I play to it, just leave the Am out on the last line of each verse/chorus.
Comment by Cris Portillo Jr. on February 25, 2011 at 9:10pm
Yeah learning the beat is kinda tough at first especially if your conditioned to strumming. I was in a reggae band for a few years and once I went back to playing on an acoustic its like I could strum for $%&@ but I picked up a Uke and it all came back haha. On a 6 string try just using the high three strings at first it might help and try palm muting the strings slightly on the upstroke
Comment by David Sutton on February 25, 2011 at 11:19am

P Handy-

We can only hope...

Comment by Pete Handy on February 25, 2011 at 11:13am

i tried for 3 hours last night to get a reggae rythm going on 3 and six string.

Man it's hard, but I can't play anything on the beat now!

Have I started to turn Jamaican, is it irreversable?

Comment by David Sutton on February 25, 2011 at 11:03am
this is good, this is good...
Comment by Cris Portillo Jr. on February 25, 2011 at 10:51am
Thanks guys! Thanks for uploading that video rooster!
Comment by Patrick Breton on February 25, 2011 at 2:46am

Very sweet job there Cris !!!

didn't know the song but enjoyed it for sure and kinda feel the dancehall in it :D

keep them coming up man !!!

Comment by dogfinger steve on February 24, 2011 at 11:55pm
jaa man, mr roosterman you are indeed a buffalo soldier with feathers, creatin this haven from the babylon. a place of peace and love... a new zion:0)
Comment by Roosterman on February 24, 2011 at 10:14pm

Heres your vid Cris - great job!


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