The Essential Reggae Guitar Lesson

[@MusicisWin]

How'd you like this lesson? What other genres of music are you interested in?

[@agasthyakumar958]

Jazz!

[@justanoptimist303]

Try some post-punk

[@kumlebsi]

@@justanoptimist303 Or Poppunk/Emo

[@justanoptimist303]

@@kumlebsi Not what I had in mind with post-punk as I'm not a fan of pop punk stuff, but yeah, sure.

[@BlasterJunos]

Funk, like vulfpeck!

[@RanterInShades]

If you speed this video up, it becomes a lesson about ska.

[@do_yohomework]

W comment

[@georgemartisius7226]

My dad always told me "Reggae is about restraint." Nice video. The important thing about music is expressing yourself and I think your style of reggae is unique, and personal. It would be cool if you did an original reggae song.

[@kristianutomotobing9719]

First, *Fire up your blunt*

[@geekymetalhead5112]

Second, take a huge hit Three, forget about what the f**k it is you're doing

[@Mati-mm6ht]

@@geekymetalhead5112 Four, change your name to "Snoop Lion".

[@geekymetalhead5112]

@@Mati-mm6ht step 5, profit

[@siscoirienesta9570]

Carefully with da popo bredda hahaha

[@smileybear420]

For sure

[@hksagemusic1617]

Tip: literally just play The Police songs as practice

[@garrygarza4029]

Damn I was just about to say that

[@josh44026]

Or more like Bob Marley

[@Scootman]

Fuck the Police

[@marty6779]

@@Scootman Comin straight from the underground

[@gabby1716]

Or Sticky Fingers. They're a great Reggae/Alt. Rock band

[@NebakinezaOG]

I need to say that that PRS is highly appreciated my man, what a beauty!

[@julianrodela4424]

very impressive, but can you give a rock guitar lesson in a rocky place ??

[@joeduncan4487]

Wrong channel:)

[@notrickc-1379]

A cave

[@julianrodela4424]

Robot Fobot well yeah , i don't want to argue , but the joke is because it's his thing , ya know. for example you wouldn't go on davies channel and say "but does it djent" because that's a jared dines thing. it is the wrong channel to comment it on in a way

[@maddoxdavidson9963]

Go to a iron mine to play metal.

[@jovenagustin4105]

Good

[@dreadlock1977]

Thank you! Have a good vacation

[@nishant2279]

Do a tutorial for that lick at the end

[@zeyy84]

RIGHT

[@notrickc-1379]

Slow the video down

[@Scootman]

Traditionally, you play all down strokes and just barely hit the lower strings on your way down to strumming the higher strings and use a very quick, slap back style delay with a short decay time (one, maybe two repeats) for the "upstroke" part of the sound. Most people want to play upstrokes because of the habit of playing a down stroke on the down beat and an upstroke on the offbeat. Otherwise good video

[@schmoo3407]

Scootman yea this upstroke technique is more of the ska style

[@chrispygingerpie]

Was going to say the same, by only doing upstrokes you miss a lot of the dynamics/percussion. Also as you’ve said they’re normally playing fuller chords, not just triads.

[@Scootman]

@@chrispygingerpie Yeah the lower strings are more for the percussive scratchy, "skank" part of the sound and you barely even fret those notes. You just EQ your amp to have very little bass frequencies so they don't clash with the bass line. Playing all upstrokes is the way umm... "California" reggae and ska punk bands play reggae so it's not necessarily wrong, just different a different style from the traditional Jamaican reggae/ska. And yes, the old school ska is still played as downstrokes. There's a video of The Skatalites playing Sunsplash 2018 and you can clearly see the guitar player doing all downstrokes. I firmly believe this has a lot to do with the way Western music is typically played/taught where you downstroke on the down beats and upstroke on the offbeats. If you are learning to alternate pick, this is how you're taught and when most people read that reggae is played on the offbeat or upbeat, they automatically assume to play all upstrokes. Also, the triad sound is probably coming from the keyboards. If you listen close to a lot of reggae, the keyboard is mixed louder than the guitars and they typically play triads on the offbeat with the guitar. The guitar is like the least important part of reggae. To quote a song: "We nah think 'bout the guitar strummin', it's all about the bass, riddim, and drummin'"

[@chrispygingerpie]

@@ScootmanGot to agree with this, Especially the EQ bit! I have a HSS guitar with no tone and my split humbucker is great for this tone.

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

Schmoo I'd love to see you play any kinda ska only playing upstrokes

[@CitizenWarwick]

It's not quite right IMO. First reggae chuck is all downstrokes (although there is no hard rule). And also mostly you place your fingers on the strings without fretting the notes and slightly dig in as you hit the strings for the chuck. All your strokes have far to much sustain.

[@MikaelLewisify]

Citizen Warwick...and technically you wouldn’t be playing on the offbeat. That’s not quite the right feel if one is paying attention to the one drop.

[@mdub5179]

Definitely do not agree with the sustain statement. The skank has many different variations. To say this way is wrong is well....wrong. You can have a very short sustain to a bit longer sustain, just depends on the feel you're going for.

[@Taldaran]

The best way to get the chuck is to mute with the heel of your strumming hand lightly on the strings to get the percussion and just like a studio fader, let up the mute to fade in the actual sound of the notes when you strum.

[@MarcBlanche]

remember about the swing . most of reggae musicians dont play strictly on beat to ad a little "flow" to the rythm

[@marty6779]

I love Reggea. Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots And Maytals, Gregory Isaacs, Black Uhuru,...

[@weinschelbarretto3263]

A reggae guitarist in a video once said that the offbeat strumming is always done in down strokes. The double stroke will include upstroke and downstrokes. But a good informative video!

[@gkankonuksever3865]

Frusciante rhcp. The reason why i started. Now a year 'playing. Nice channel. Doesnt get boring, usefull. Music is def win.

[@dentoncrimescene]

This was more interesting than I thought it would be. Let that bird out of prison!

[@noahrubio2939]

It's about time you give reggae some love.

[@sydneytimmermans]

sublime really helped me get the reggae/ska feel on the guitar.

[@joeduncan4487]

I Like your new beach studio. It's very exotic :D

[@jonmaclennan]

Love Reggae grooves! Nice one!

[@charlieshaw2866]

The lead guitarist on bob marley band actually plays some amazing solos in songs like "The Heathen" and "No Woman No Cry"

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

Loved how you mixed in various effects for reggae music into that lesson! Awesome video as usual Tyler! \M/

[@maxheavner5372]

You could maybe transition into other close sub genres. Like a 311 vibe next, then maybe to like a limb bizkit, then to someone like korn. Showing there are many similarities in these sub genres, but the little nuances are what makes each style it’s own. Great vid! Love your content. I’m from Charlotte, maybe I’ll see you around Asheville sometime.

[@Pharesm]

nice, really nice! subscribed

[@jimbobdaddy]

I loved this lesson. You could also do a lesson on how to find the right teacher depending on your goals from cover band to studio musician. I like the practicality and the old school experience of Scott Grove, though his personality is a bit raunchy, whereas you are a very pleasant more refined gentleman. I dig all your vids. It's a pleasure.

[@henrymick9648]

Your reggae style sounds exactly like Stick Figure. Very awesome lesson. Would you mind doing another lesson on reggae, but with more focus on roots reggae like Peter Tosh and Marley of course ;) They have more complex harmony in their songs, also chicken picking and a different sound overall. Roots Reggae

[@stokhv]

This madlad right over here jams even on a vacation

[@lukeh5289]

Why wouldn't u jam on vacation?

[@jamesgabriel2931]

This Videos can Help me alot because i really want to play a Electric Guitar but i don't have one so i can help me in the future 😄 Keep uploading sir you are a Big Help for us

[@kikojavier3804]

Lol mate that jazz chord meme on your instagram 😂😂😂

[@teutonicknight3471]

Video recommendation: writing awesome vocals and or lyrics on your already genius riffs/songs. Not about playing guitar but still directly connected to it. Like if you would want this lesson

[@mnrs1327]

Making a video while on vacation?? Next level respect my dude

[@drexel11041]

That is the nicest PRS I've ever seen! Great job with the lesson!

[@Jacksmusicshack]

BEST LESSON EVER!!! This is actually helping me!

[@riannedalemusic1899]

What about those setting parameters of each effects? Would you like to share about it? Esp the amp setting.

[@jamesgrobertson8024]

I thought reggae was mainly downstroke

[@SwainixFPV]

Since you happen to know a bit about it (someone commented the thing as you too btw so you must be right), is a minor pentatonic in the same key as the chord progression good as basis for improv ? Cause I've started trying to impro a while ago in a more blues/rock context but I've started to like reggae more and more since but I didn't find a lot of stuff to help me start :/

[@iCallH4x]

personally i’d just use the scale of the key and get used to that then start experimenting, but only amateur so take what i say with a pinch of salt lol

[@rerreguitar]

Is it just me or would Jimmi Hendrix be graeat at playing reggae?

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Jimi would be good at everything lol

[@johnwilliams5187]

He probably would have gotten there eventually

[@arthurias7693]

man he would have dug it! he was going into a more jazzy style as well.

[@daishoryujin95]

Well, THAT’s definitely going on my time machine checklist.

[@daishoryujin95]

@@omarcapaso7156 of course, that’s a given.

[@erikhartley2494]

Dude what scales/licks we're you playing at the end!? Those we're sick!

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Great Sounds. This was explained & Demo'd very-well. I use a Boss DD-500, so I programmed: Dub & Filter effects. Enjoyed this. oNe LovE from NYC

[@docwill184]

Dang, good job(!). Got right to it without an intro. Close-ups for positions & rhythmic variations easy to follow. None of that cloying, "1st finger on the 3rd string, 8th fret..." Good one...

[@Reggae_SPYS]

Hey! thanks for this fantastic & informative lesson on reggae guitar.... I'm getting a 3 piece together playing songs from our old bands and doing them reggae instead of rock. This lesson was really helpful thank you!

[@shysingh]

This is a pretty decent ‘analysis’ of some of the more obvious aspects .. I suggest a follow up demonstrating playing behind or pushed ahead .. that’s what immediately recognizable when you listen to a professional reggae player

[@DanielGennaro]

Bro!!! I love the whole reading rainbow 🌈 style of teaching lmao. Just in random different places!! So chill. Dude I love reggae rock. Always been a acoustic player. And I broke my pinky finger and my ring finger last year. They healed rotated a bit and I’m still trying to adapt man. So depressing. More in depth tutorials for beginners please

[@alexolague5965]

That Hendrix style reggea sounds like Tash Sultana

[@clench13]

Cool lesson Tyler. You should do a couple of follow-up videos as well. I’d love hear more of a deeper dive into the genre.

[@TheColorofLight]

Love that PRS! Thanks, man.

[@Numocron]

Wow this is such an awesome technique right here man I love it.😃👍

[@drewandjeffers5695]

You know, I heard reggae happens on the downstroke not the upstroke.

[@markrodgers2976]

Dude !! You're playing that sweet SE Custom hollow-body, just like the one I'm supposed to win later this month !!!!!! :D

[@zackperkins6107]

That local only gives off metal vibes when a tsunami is coming your way

[@bigl6322]

Cuts right to it.. 👍🏻 mahalo from Hawaii !

[@dabutt8834]

Nice re post. I can actually watch it this time.

[@almond42069]

Very helpful rasta!! One love breda

[@chevy-yd2kt]

Beautifull guitar ! Thanx for sharing 👍

[@OldScotchtape]

Haha, seeing and hearing you try to play reggae was fun!

[@uiltonpinheiroofficial3598]

Awesome lesson.

[@chrismcdaniel475]

Well said and well played. Thanks man.

[@seanash4583]

That hat is wicked awesome, I didn’t know you like the Red Sox, or if you’re from Boston

[@editorrbr2107]

I intensely dislike reggae music and its bastard cousin, the Jam Band, but this was incredibly fascinating. You can always learn and borrow from even stuff you dislike. Thanks.

[@henrymick9648]

Wow, how can one dislike such masterpieces as 'Babylon By Bus' by Bob Marley & The Wailers, 'Equal Rights' by Peter Tosh, '40oz to Freedom' by Sublime, 'Sublime' [self titled], 'Regatta de Blanc' by Police, or even more modern approaches such as 'Peace of Mind' by Rebelution (check out the song 'Closer I Get', John Popper plays a super sick harmonica solo at the end), also 'Caress Your Soul' by Sticky Fingers. Please check some of that stuff and tell me what you think. By the way, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have a B Side called "Funny Faces" which is in Reggae Style aswell and it has an awesome Frusciante solo

[@editorrbr2107]

Henry Mick I never claimed I had good tastes.

[@MrStronglime]

@@editorrbr2107 I'm stealing that line when I don't have any good comebacks.

[@OscarrCarr]

Not offbeat, its backbeat and mostly reggae is downstroke, ska is upstroke

[@MrMonkey2732]

This really helped! Thank you. I'm not sure if you still make this series...but could you create a habits of Frank Zappa video? His style is so complex and unique

[@Nov95]

Sounds great man!

[@FdUpNews]

Great video man.

[@peetey249]

God that was good..! Subscribed.

[@heylookitsn0ah]

Did you buy that new prs, or did paul gift you that one? She's real pretty!

[@tomvesely4008]

Yesterday I jammed do Frank Zappa's performance of "Reggae in the key of A" in Prague in 1991

[@apachekeawe-aiko4900]

Really dig it.🎼✌

[@joelcalzado9785]

Perfect... now i'll write a metal reggae song

[@reyescisneros1785]

I really enjoyed this.

[@dustinvaldeztv]

Was this filmed at the Four Seasons Resort on Maui? Nice video by the way!

[@chrismcdaniel475]

Oh yes those triads were sweet.

[@Cole-ek7fh]

i see your weed hoodie in this weed music vid.

[@Jo_Poke]

That prs is so 🔥🔥🔥

[@trailerparkpirate7348]

watch Bradley Nowell of Sublime how he plays and the emotion of the music coming from his guitar.

[@tonguctuzcu788]

Love reggae Thanks for your tips

[@parkerm.]

Yay I love another video from you

[@nosi9167]

Come to Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@elijahbecker2570]

What type of guitar pick would you recommend for reggae-rock music? Something that can do both solos and chords

[@BRUH-xw3ku]

Justa smoke that joint maan !

[@michaelrajnacok7980]

Just what i needed, thank you

[@TrevorParkJones]

Sweet licks!

[@georgethompson1535]

there is a raggae prs that exsists from 1992 its has the colors but kinda faded. rare

[@specksd1]

This is a really good tutorial, I think you should go little deeper about tone and playing with a keyboard player and other instruments 💯❤️💚💛 bless up!

[@aloysiusinc5875]

Hey mon, good job! 😎😆

[@finhuckabee1625]

I’d love to hear one on funk

[@eb7912]

Nice video man ! you nailed the reggae sound and technique

[@vernonhoover1387]

That was some crazy reggae

[@Cloud9MediaTv]

REGGAE is on the DOWNSTROKE. DOUBLE CHOPS IS DOWNUP..TAKE.. THIS SH8 DOWN.

[@krishverma2611]

Hey ty! Plz plz do a giveaway with entries allowed from asia as well

[@jamisonc7500]

1:13 that transition tho

[@sleepy_prinz]

well that helps me alot, thanks Music is Win

[@marcovasini9601]

Bravo bel video😁

[@fastracon]

Great way to start a day

[@littlesquidward8117]

Niko DT he says at 13:30 😂

[@gelatosamurai]

Sooo so good!

[@emilbergdahl3063]

great vid m8

[@charleshaman1782]

Nice lesson, and I do enjoy reggae; but tbh, I just clicked so I could hear that guitar again before you have American Musical send me one!

[@fraserjamieson5856]

Could you do a bluegrass video?

[@donheitman]

great lesson

[@Godisangry]

I've been trying to play 70s era porn music but I haven't really been able to hit the right tone. Any tips?

[@simosalojarvi5881]

You definetly need a wah pedal for that

[@poser3287]

Single coils and a flanger help me out a lot

[@Google野郎]

great job！

[@XeonGame]

Lit, thank you