Adrian Attempts: Reggae

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Adrian Attempts: Reggae

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@abrigospardos Жыл бұрын

If there is one thing that really distinguishes you from 99.9% of KZfaq guitar teachers it is definitely your huge comfort zone: in terms of styles and genres you run the whole gamut, I mean from punk to jazz, you name it! So, why not reggae? As a frequent watcher of your tutorials, I can only say it's a welcome addition. As a result, I now might be willing to make an attempt myself. Thank you!!

@andredecaires2 Жыл бұрын

Great job Adrian. I'm from the Caribbean, so I grew up with reggae music. You nailed it.

@giannibrixton Жыл бұрын

I've been playing rocksteady guitar for 13 years now and I think this is an excellent tutorial. Well researched!

@teodelfuego Жыл бұрын

When I saw him in the beginning of the video doing those up-strums, I got worried, then I remembered how much research and diligence Adrian puts into his videos. Excellent! Thank you!

@tezfestival4009 Жыл бұрын

Me too - upstroke emphasis is Ska 😎

@teodelfuego Жыл бұрын

@@tezfestival4009 And Calypso

@tezfestival4009 Жыл бұрын

@@teodelfuego I bow to your wisdom 😀👍

@SD_UK Жыл бұрын

Has to be one of the very, very best guitar tutorial sites on YT. Informative and (here's the big difference) always totally relatable. Really enjoyed the reggae shared journey here. Thank you Adrian. Off to hone my Reggae chops .. / skanks

@punkinmyvitamins1 Жыл бұрын

When that drum beat first kicked in, it made me think of Bauhaus’ Bella Lugosi Is Dead and remembered how much dub is a part of their sound.

@chriswareham Жыл бұрын

I seem to recall a comment by Kevin Haskins where he said that the beat he used in "Bela Lugosi's Dead" came about because his drum teacher had just taught him the bossa nova rhythm. Bauhaus obviously owed a huge debt to reggae and dub though!

@johnpandolfino8663 Жыл бұрын

I had a close friend and colleague who was Jamaican....grew up in Jamaica and played in a reggae band growing up and when he moved to the States....he said to me one day can you play reggae and I said no I don't think I can.... I'm white and didn't grow up on an island.....he said to me you can....just approach your playing like your walking.....so that is how I learned to play reggae.....thanks Eric.... Spiduki....love you always.... Great lesson Adrian

@rapeter3382 Жыл бұрын

You never fail to amaze me by choosing my favourite styles of music. Also I dig you getting out of your comfort zone. This is great stuff. Thanks!

@willgoodall6104 4 ай бұрын

Apart from the great content, this is a masterclass in how to deliver an on-line guitar lesson. Fabulous Adrian.

@sirtogii5216 Жыл бұрын

It's only when you get outside your comfort zone you develop, simple as that. Great video and ideas to get the tone reasonably authentic.

@s.i.g.4861 Жыл бұрын

I saw Steel Pulse and Misty In Roots at various times in the early 80s and their guitarists did this and so much more. That tranche of British reggae bands (add in Matumbi and early Aswad) were a great night out. However, the one that blew me away completely was Steel Pulse's Basil Gabbidon, he slipped in genuine solos into their songs and during one song, and for the life of my I which I could remember what it was, during a gig in Leicester in 1983 he suddenly "went off on one" and started to what we might describe today as "shred". It was so unexpected but so affective for that and my goodness did his fingers move! I'd always loved Steel Pulse for their great melodies, harmonies, arrangements etc but they'd suddenly injected something else into the mix. It wouldn't work more than once in a show and to be honest it's not the sort of playing I'd go out of my way to listen to normally but for sheer unexpected, tear the roof down impact it was utterly memorable.

@sweetnsourchick1761 Жыл бұрын

Adrian "Attempts" Reggae? I think not! YOU NAILED IT!!!!! Now it's time for a field trip to the island for advanced study. 🇯🇲 🌴 😉 👏

@jayjay5640 Жыл бұрын

Concrete jungle has some of the best guitar work going on.Good stuff Adrian.

@pabcrane Жыл бұрын

Great video. I too was introduced to Reggae through The Clash - although they were four white blokes from England I think they were trying to be respectful. Good work.

@wemiems7800 Жыл бұрын

Amazing and simple! Thank you alot

@SuiGenerisMan Жыл бұрын

I watch about a dozen youtube teachers, and that list was widdled down from over 20. Firstly, he has the best taste in music - king above all other teachers, they tend to be music nerds and love bands like YES and RUSH. I learn something new and useful, every single time I watch. I wasn't even looking for a reggae lesson, youtube autoplay just started playing it and 20 minutes later - my rhythm has improved 100%

@FilmFlam Жыл бұрын

This series is is great. Thanks for setting a great example for the rest of us.

@janwilson9485 Жыл бұрын

I love these Adrian Attempts videos - very motivating and interesting - Thanks😊

@MrFab0117 Жыл бұрын

Just thanks for this awesome lesson ! 🙏😎

@jefsut Жыл бұрын

Love the "Adrian Attempts" concept ... just subscribed to Patreon coupe of days ago ... love it so far!

@78tag Жыл бұрын

Very thoughtful explanation. I bounce back and forth with this as my interest wanders (as usual). You have provided a pretty good template for my scattered playing. Thank you.

@matth3572 4 ай бұрын

Hi,you should make a special video about all your guitars only. I know, you speak about it sometimes, but all your guitars in one video should be great !

@stevenbrownlie2095 Жыл бұрын

Nice lesson Adrian. Very well played examples. Thank you for that. Love your eclectic taste in music because it often mirrors my own.

@barrettisgold Жыл бұрын

Lovely presentation Adrian. Appreciate the time and effort put into these videos. Thank you.

@nofseratu Жыл бұрын

You are right, the videos for reggae out there are pretty bad....but now there is a good one on your channel!

@BlackRaven156 Жыл бұрын

Oh my Gosh, what a fantastical tutorial!!!! Amazing! Thank you!

@Timjstewart Жыл бұрын

Perfect mix of instruction and demonstration. Excellent job researching and describing this amazing style of music. You inspired me!

@tonyharley5230 Жыл бұрын

Exceptional video. I'm a tribute band (UB40) reggae guitarist and its the only genre I play. I look out for all such videos and you have done a great service here. I read the description as the video started and thought, I hope this isn't yet another upstroke demonstration as around 95% of reggae guitar videos advocate this but in my opinion this is wrong. I feel the upstoke method is a way of avoiding the offbeat time change and physically playing on beat. Another great mention was the use of phaser. Most mention was but phaser is the dominant effect in reggae and was heavily used by the guys I tribute in their early original material. As I said an Exceptional video right up there with a channel called Xyan Guitar. BTW there's a name for playing the muted bass notes. It's called playing the "stuck line". Thank you for posting this 👊

@tonyharley5230 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, wah not was.

@Mudplucker Жыл бұрын

15:56 👍🏻 muted single notes on CYBL spot on, great tutorial as always Adrian

@muddymike10 Жыл бұрын

As usual Adrian, you have nailed "it" & present it in a logical manner...

@bobdenmore Жыл бұрын

Agree with you on the soul influences in a lot of the earlier reggae in particular. You could see that in the cover versions chose, like ‘Walk and Don’t Look Back’

@iantaylor827 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson, Adrian. I get called on to try this once in a while and this helps a lot. Thanks

@reidhowland Жыл бұрын

You're a brave man, taking this on. The fact that I have sounded so fake attempting to play any of this music has kept me from investigating it further as a guitar player, but now, maybe...anyway, beautifully done. Cheers!

@canopy-guitarsgear5615 6 ай бұрын

Love this video. In my own research on reggae guitar pretty much the only source til KZfaqs prominence were books and videos by Ray Hitchins which refers to what this video calls double skank as a ‘checka’ which mimics the sound it makes :-)

@10julesmusic Жыл бұрын

So humble Adrian 💕

@sangirardiecavicchi648 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks

@PeteLoughlin Жыл бұрын

Exceptionally good lesson Adrian. Thank you

@peterl0815 Жыл бұрын

You nailed it. *reggaelover here*

@ardiris2715 Жыл бұрын

I didn't much like playing reggae. Then one day, I played it on an acoustic, and I have been hooked since. (:

@guitourney Жыл бұрын

I just want to say, and please take it the right way, that I've been recently going thru some of your old videos and your stuttering has improved A LOT! Well done mate

@chriswareham Жыл бұрын

Reggae has had such a massive influence on genres that outsiders to those genres would probably be quite surprised to learn about. My main musical loves are punk, new wave and the goth bands of the early to mid 1980s. Apart from the obvious punk bands like the Clash and Ruts, you can hear reggae influences in bands as disparate as Bauhaus, Spear Of Destiny, Killing Joke and even Joy Division/New Order. I can't speak for how it came to influence those bands, but when I was growing up the sound of reggae was all around - particularly from the pirate radio stations that my friends and I listened to as an alternative to the mostly bland fare of Radio 1. For me personally, the rhythms and tempos are just utterly hypnotic. Years later when I had started to play bass guitar in bands, I was lucky enough to rehearse in a North London studio that was run by a Rastafari guy who played bass. He gave me a crash course in reggae bass, and it struck me that it's all about playing *against* the beat - on the "ands" in a "one and two and three and four and", as well as the almost instinctive sixteenth note parts adding rhythmic variation.

@Gerry2210 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Adrian, thanks.

@heirrose1606 Жыл бұрын

So happy you hit on reggae Thank you

@Galactivation528 Жыл бұрын

Brilliantly done!

@mikaso Жыл бұрын

A great introduction, thank you very much! I find it easier to get the chops clean if you don't hit the bass strings so much. Using a noisegate can also be nice to deaden some undesired ringing. Also, having the guitar signal very loud, and playing with a really soft strumming hand - makes the controlled muting much easier. And P90:ies are just right for the ting!

@scenario1236 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding insight and outline of some very useful skills cheers

@elevensbest Жыл бұрын

I would hesitate to make this particular suggestion to a run-of-the-mill KZfaqr, Adrian, but I would trust you to be spot on with a breakdown of anything off of the first two Television LPs. Fender tone heaven!

@bryanfarnet2037 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating mate. I really enjoyed that 👍

@TheHercalways Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Bodyknowledge77 Жыл бұрын

I anticipated when you stated; "In preparation for this". That you were going to say; "I smoked ample ganja". :-0

@acpg Жыл бұрын

haha of course that goes without saying!

@gilmour81 Жыл бұрын

Great job Adrian! There is nothing worst as a Reggae lover than to hear somebody butcher a Reggae song by playing a ska upstroke. Always on the downstroke!

@jeanlikkewaan5605 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps an Adrian attempts Bass? I found myself enamoured with the 4 string and its more classical sensibilities ala McCartney and the wonderful world of Alex James recently. It is by no means, if done well, a fall back for failed guitarists. Cheers!

@PetefromSouthOz Жыл бұрын

Thanks again Adrian.

@BillyKernkampMusic Жыл бұрын

This is GREAT 👍🏻 THANK YOU 🙏

@ShlomirBareket Жыл бұрын

IRIE! Classic lesson this one! Much respect!

@Ricc131 Жыл бұрын

How about Adrian attempts …..Bluegrass flatpicking etc

@misorodzinak8829 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that would be nice.

@georgehatherill8288 Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Costello was influenced by that album, on Detectives, lee scratch perry, so it IS rock and roll

@SamLowryDZ-015 Жыл бұрын

I hear the phrase 'cod reggae' and always think first of The Police and then of the late Jeremy Harding 'singing' Roxanne

@mikaelsjoberg1894 Жыл бұрын

Theres an excellent video of The Polices drummer Stewart Copeland in which he explains reggae drumming...

@acpg Жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting, must check that out!

@lamper2 Жыл бұрын

@@acpg I think it was originally on the Ovation channel or Arts & entertainment but hopefully it's here on the Tube!

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Жыл бұрын

When you initially started with up chops, I must say that I was surprised. Excellent lesson, Steel Pulse might interest you, they were quite well received during the punk era 😁 Like deployed 👍 😎🎙🎸✅️

@IsisMusic Жыл бұрын

I got to reggae from punk music too. A backbeat guitar, groovy drums and a bass line like Paul Simonon. That´s reggae for me

@bankjibbernow Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the delay for Dub music 💥💥💥

@acpg Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Think there's a whole other video to be made on dub...

@solomonwaigani4512 Жыл бұрын

Superb! Many thanks! 😀👏👏👏👏👏👏

@philipellis7039 Жыл бұрын

Not watched a second yet but I suddenly feel validated😮 (Or whoever you did pay attention to should feel validated). Looking forward to this 😀

@philipellis7039 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Adrian, thank you. I started playing ska and some reggae in bands about 12 years ago maybe. Mostly as ‘the lead’ player but it quickly became apparent to me how little I understood when I was playing rhythm or muted parts and that it never sounded authentic. I pieced it all together eventually ( I think) and have watched pretty much everything I could on KZfaq on the subject over the years. Some of the videos were okay, some focused more on the 90s ska-punk and some were just plain wrong. I certainly never found a good start to finish tutorial on reggae guitar and your video here beats anything I have previously watched. Yes, lots of phaser in 70s reggae, occasional wah as well. I love the use of delay in dub reggae but that’s mostly added at mix stage although a delay on your pedalboard for a bit of that flavour live is cool. If you watch live performances by relatively recent artists such as Alpha Blondy or Protoje there’s often one guitar being quite rock/ distorted and then one locked into clean rhythm mode, so plenty of guitar playing going on for those who think reggae can’t be ‘guitar music.’ As a man of a certain age reggae/ ska influenced punk/post punk is a big thing for me. The Clash, The Ruts, The Police, The Slits, Scritti Politti, the whole 2 Tone movement. Even Bauhaus (whom you’ve previously covered) had obviously listened to dub reggae based on their use of delays and much of their sonic pallet. Viv Albertine of The Slits was a self taught naif guitarist so her lines tend to be simple but unorthodox. A lesson on any of her playing from the album Cut (produced by British reggae legend Dennis Bovell) and would be at home on your channel’s format. Cheers 🥂

@grahamrp Жыл бұрын

Hi Adrian, great lesson and love the concept. Huge reggae fan but never quite mastered, until or your video. You are a great way of explaining things. How about a few more Adrian attempts....disco, jazz, flamenco!?

@martynspooner5822 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful lesson, thanks a lot.

@robertdocking Жыл бұрын

great as always adrian, thanks!

@DisabilityExams Жыл бұрын

You really need a Teisco guitar for authentic roots reggae.

@sebjohnson5028 Жыл бұрын

Truly inspirational video!!! Has really encouraged me to take another look at reggae after a few years away from it. Would be really interested to know which tutorials you found the most enlightening.! As for suggestions how about "Adrian attempts Marc Ribot" ? And while on the subject, something by James Calvin Wilsey from El Dorado? Thanks a lot mate, you're up there with the best!

@TerryVibes Жыл бұрын

Good stuff..

@matthewprimeau8552 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the grooves!!

@ThomasHope73 Жыл бұрын

You approached this in the best way possible. 👌👏 Kudos for mentioning the phaser. 😉👍 Note: I wouldn’t refer to Bob Marley as a “guitarist” really; he played guitar, but more like a singer songwriter might; mostly cowboy chords. The actual “Reggae Guitar” chops would have been played by a side musician (one of the Wailers).

@ellenzinni673 Жыл бұрын

Love your reggae, Maann. Fran

@darrenbrignell8482 Жыл бұрын

Adrian attempting Reggae??. Are you sure you don't have heritage somehow! Very good!!!!

@TheHercalways Жыл бұрын

Uh? How did I get here? Anyway, Mr. Beato is great, so my money is for the right thing - MUSIC! THX Mr. Beato!!

@Sm-ne8ff Жыл бұрын

Easy peasy man

@marleenvos4126 Жыл бұрын

great video! thanks for sharing

@lamper2 Жыл бұрын

I like this idea What's next up Polka? Zydeco? 14:04 muted strings! -Has any reggae band explored the possibilities of Mrs Brown you've got a lovely daughter? a hit waiting to happen! Having watched this whole video, I think you can change "attempts" to "teaches"

@liviots Жыл бұрын

Great video 😊 your patreon is the best among those i subscribe

@theclashcalling_ Жыл бұрын

Hilariously self-deprecating ACG. Much respect for your (and I'm paraphrasing) 'people think it's easy to play and it's not' statement - quite right!

@WS102 4 ай бұрын

You mention that the music is usually played with a down stroke which is correct. Reggae is traditionally played with a downstroke. The upstroke is usually more common when playing calypso music, a really similar type of music.

@duaneulman9915 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@StratsRUs Жыл бұрын

Well done ! Peter Tosh's version of Johnny B. Goode is fantastic.A great blend.They used Marshalls. Easy All Stars have done dub takes on Radiohead ( Radiodread), Pink Floyd (Dub Side Of The Moon) and The Beatles ( Lonely Hearts Dub Band) .

@koho Жыл бұрын

Gold.

@jon.wilson Жыл бұрын

Downstroke is the way to go. It kind of does something different to your brain when you're not doing the normal upstrokes on the 2 and 4 that we're used to.

@andrewhibben8327 Жыл бұрын

Adrian attempts = Adrian nails it…again. The guitarist for Linton Kwesi Johnson (John Kpiaye?) from memory is one of my absolute favorites. Well played, sir, but now could Adrian attempt Tom Verlaine?

@jonheal1523 Жыл бұрын

Adrian has done some Television parts in the past, well worth looking up. He’s a big fan!

@AFaceintheCrowd01 Жыл бұрын

Kpiaye is also one of my favorite players - in fact, Dennis Bovell’s Dub Band is an outstanding band in all areas.

@FerrisFlyer Жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@DjangoSkaReggae Жыл бұрын

Classic era musicians would call it the "chop" or "chip". Skank is a later terminology, pretty much frowned on by "those in the know."

@acpg Жыл бұрын

Interesting thanks - when I was researching this there didn't seem to be any real consensus on what the "correct" terminology is, but this is good to know.

@julienpatriarcamango2277 Жыл бұрын

You can say Skank cos’ it’s the nowadays word! True that it’s originally call the chop or chip or chik ;)

@therover4141 Жыл бұрын

Why is it frowned on to use that term?

@jon.wilson Жыл бұрын

Well skank is the dance isn't it? You dance to the beat of the chop/skank

@DjangoSkaReggae Жыл бұрын

@@therover4141 Simply because it's not the term the musicians of the time used [I learned this from people who were actually there at the time.] Calling it the skank isn't "authentic," but of course it has come into latter day use.

@neilcarroll5250 Жыл бұрын

Hey Adrian another great guitar lesson from the coolest guitar teacher on you tube,( in my humble opinion )Can you have a listen to Safesurfer by Julian Cope and give a lesson on this great tune sometime in the future. Keep on keeping on.cheers Neil

@teodelfuego Жыл бұрын

Hey! Fellow Julian Cope fan here!

@IsisMusic Жыл бұрын

the rest was great :)

@malcolmmcatee3752 Жыл бұрын

The delay settings can make the upstroke sometimes

@70zenboy Жыл бұрын

I’ve been a music lover for decades but two genres I can’t do. Reggae and ska.

@IsisMusic Жыл бұрын

White Man from Hammersmith Palais, Guns of Brixton, all the Marley songs. Not even Marley played "pure" reggae. Sometimes all you need is that backbeat guitar

@lordclancharlie1325 Жыл бұрын

very interesting !

@danmillward7358 Жыл бұрын

Also....sorry keep commenting but i love this video lol....some of bobs first albums on island had white rock guitar session players on it so...rock it up to lol

@danmillward7358 Жыл бұрын

Also the double chop as you call it is Reggea....Re...being the first chop ggea...being the second chop

@reidanderson9901 Жыл бұрын

Hey Adrian, thank you so much for another great video. Would you be able to go into more detail about the embellishment section of the video - particularly the “soulful 6ths” - and possibly create tabs for them? ❤

@reidanderson9901 Жыл бұрын

Dw I slowed the video down till u were drunk and I think I got it 😎👌