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1. (Tower) (#23547) by WAYNE ELLIOTT
I can't seem to reproduce the right beat.
Reggae · Beginner · 13138 Hits · Last Modified: 7/9/08
2. 10-bar Triad Reggae (#5847) by Evan Donovan
Busy line using all the tones in the triads and some passing tones.
Reggae · Beginner · 42679 Hits · Last Modified: 1/19/02
3. 123 (#8967) by Jay Gibby
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Reggae · Beginner · 13600 Hits · Last Modified: 11/19/02
4. A Little Bit Of Reggae (#615) by Jeff Hinzman
This is just a quick little reggae ditty in C. Easy enough so you can learn it then concentrate on the rhythms of reggae.
Reggae · Beginner · 39081 Hits · Last Modified: 10/3/00
5. A Nice Reggae Bass Line (#10746) by Alex Hecker
Walking Reggae bassline? I think so!
Reggae · Beginner · 38999 Hits · Last Modified: 4/9/03
6. AaR (#8167) by Max Marshall
An up-beat reggae line. See if you like it.
Reggae · Beginner · 9197 Hits · Last Modified: 9/1/02
7. Adding Reggae Feel (#11836) by Greg Wallace
3 pages of reggae-influenced lines to give some idea of how to add a bit of reggae feel to stylistically different musical lines.
Reggae · Beginner · 39241 Hits · Last Modified: 12/9/06
8. ADGC Reggae Groove (#2479) by Chris Fazio
A really cool reggae bassline with ADGC chord progression
Reggae · Intermediate · 28382 Hits · Last Modified: 3/15/01
9. Another Reggae Line (#20445) by Geoffrey Barnes
Another simple line created from something I learned when I first picked up bass.
Reggae · Beginner · 6728 Hits · Last Modified: 5/5/06
10. At The Beach Mon (#14099) by Lesa McCabe
I can almost feel the warm sand under my feet!
Reggae · Beginner · 9415 Hits · Last Modified: 3/13/04
11. Axial - Dubious (#8136) by Ronnie Duisters
I once created this bassline for Axial, a band of mine which stopped some years ago. We were kind of a progressive rockband with a female singer. The bassline is played in the bridge of the song 'Dubious'.
Reggae · Intermediate · 7600 Hits · Last Modified: 8/28/02
12. Bass Groove Of The Month: Reggae #2 (#18158) by Patrick Pfeiffer
Downbeat Reggae Groove.
Reggae · Intermediate · 13546 Hits · Last Modified: 4/10/05
13. Bass Groove Of The Week #23 (#15209) by Patrick Pfeiffer
A groove in the style of Sting.
Reggae · Intermediate · 8352 Hits · Last Modified: 7/4/04
14. Bass Groove Of The Week #30 (#15827) by Patrick Pfeiffer
A groove in the style of Robbie Shakespeare.
Reggae · Intermediate · 11720 Hits · Last Modified: 8/22/04
15. Bass Style Of The Month: Reggae #3 (#18185) by Patrick Pfeiffer
Reggae bass groove
Reggae · Intermediate · 7088 Hits · Last Modified: 4/18/05
16. Bass Style Of The Month: Reggae #4 (#18257) by Patrick Pfeiffer
Drop one Reggae Groove
Reggae · Intermediate · 5439 Hits · Last Modified: 4/25/05
17. Bass Style Of The Month: Reggae - #1 (#18106) by Patrick Pfeiffer
"Drop One" Reggae Groove.
Reggae · Intermediate · 8017 Hits · Last Modified: 4/10/05
18. Beginner Reggae (#21923) by Jim Steinmetz
Simple reggae line for beginners...enjoy!
Reggae · Beginner · 6584 Hits · Last Modified: 12/25/06
19. Cancion (#9130) by Andrew Atkins
A cool 12 bar riff in the key of G
Reggae · Advanced · 16946 Hits · Last Modified: 2/19/03
20. Cheese (#13622) by Dale Jones
Dude this is my first one and i havn't got the hang of the line builder so chill. But i think its ok i guess for me first time!
Reggae · Beginner · 4451 Hits · Last Modified: 1/31/04
21. Chill Out (#11758) by Britt Jarvis
Early ska line.....really easy, I like it
Reggae · Beginner · 11111 Hits · Last Modified: 7/2/03
22. Cool Ska Bass Line (#8734) by Dan Munier
Real easy ska line just get the timing down I use this in one of my bands songs.
Reggae · Beginner · 8538 Hits · Last Modified: 10/29/02
23. Crack-Rock Steady Ska (#21786) by Devin Jahnke
A line from one of my bands', The Real Smooth Moves', songs, called Crack Rocks. This is my first tab with software, so feel free to tell me how I did.
Reggae · Beginner · 1856 Hits · Last Modified: 11/21/06
24. Dark Reggae (#19238) by Andrew McDaniel
Dark sounding reggae line. Beginner syncopation exercise.
Reggae · Beginner · 4912 Hits · Last Modified: 8/15/05
25. Deep Blue Ska (#18565) by Devon Morrison
This is a crazy moving bass line tht changes in like every key but its fun if u can play it fast enough.
Reggae · Advanced · 7160 Hits · Last Modified: 6/3/05
26. Dope Reggae Loop (#9231) by Mike Badeau
Dope line, guaranteed to keep you movin'.
Reggae · Intermediate · 9219 Hits · Last Modified: 12/13/02
27. Dread Letter Office (#12193) by Greg Wallace
Careful, the jerk chicken is pretty spicey! 7 pages of easy Reggae riddums...
Reggae · Beginner · 40913 Hits · Last Modified: 7/2/09
28. Dread Letter Office - The Sequel (#12213) by Greg Wallace
More easy reggae for beginners - 4 pages.
Reggae · Beginner · 10017 Hits · Last Modified: 10/19/06
29. Dread Or Alive (#13503) by Greg Wallace
4 easy reggae riddims...
Reggae · Beginner · 9185 Hits · Last Modified: 1/27/07
30. Dreamovreggae (#8961) by Dominic Michaud
Nice and smooth ska/reggae song to listen to.
Reggae · Intermediate · 9718 Hits · Last Modified: 11/29/03
31. Dub Bounce It (#18363) by Andrew Linton
If this doesn't make 'em bob their heads,...nothing will!
Reggae · Beginner · 2674 Hits · Last Modified: 5/9/05
32. Dub Style (#15399) by Guy Troxler
Just a cool lil groove i use with my band
Reggae · Intermediate · 5218 Hits · Last Modified: 7/10/04
33. Early Day (#12602) by Mike Blasutti
Wake up and play this for breakfast
Reggae · Beginner · 16478 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/03
34. Easy Reggae Line (#2675) by Mikko Viljakainen
This is simple reggae line... It sounds almost like Marley to me. Well, it might be better if you listen it yourself...
Reggae · Beginner · 25507 Hits · Last Modified: 9/22/01
35. First One (#24606) by Earl Johnson
I am very new at the bass...love reggae...check this out mon!!
Reggae · Beginner · 23 Hits · Last Modified: 6/30/10
36. Fly Reggae (#9202) by Michael McKenzie
I'm brand new to the bass and this is my first lesson attempt. Sounds ok to me. What do you think?
Reggae · Beginner · 3499 Hits · Last Modified: 12/9/02
37. Freak DA Shiek (#634) by Jeremy Walsworth
It might be reggae or funk or what ever youchoose its my first one, simple to the point. Let me know how you dig it.
Reggae · Intermediate · 5835 Hits · Last Modified: 10/6/00
38. Gazamattaz (#7256) by Gareth Brookes
A cool ska riff to get you started
Reggae · Intermediate · 3060 Hits · Last Modified: 6/9/02
39. Groovy Man (#7164) by Richard Baker
This is quite a groovy reggae bass line.
Reggae · Intermediate · 8450 Hits · Last Modified: 1/9/04
40. Happy-Day Ska (#9730) by Dominic Michaud
A song I heard somewhere and I can't get it out of my head...
Reggae · Intermediate · 8820 Hits · Last Modified: 1/22/03
41. Hesa (#20572) by Adam Bebbington
Hes a
Reggae · Intermediate · 1818 Hits · Last Modified: 3/14/06
42. How Easy Is This? (#9765) by Zach Farnsworth
I'm not a punk fan, but here's a lesson on it anyways
Reggae · Beginner · 3781 Hits · Last Modified: 1/27/03
43. How To Make Walking Ska/raggae Lines (#5383) by John Weis
How to make your own ska, raggae, or skat lines. they're all pretty much the same, just different speeds.
Reggae · Intermediate · 25795 Hits · Last Modified: 3/9/02
44. I Feel Jamaica Man (#17493) by Rodney Liner
This is a cool "Jamaica Man" feel. I guess you can call it a "CALYPSO" sounding groove. Simple, but in your face. Have Fun "Jamaica Man".
Reggae · Intermediate · 13562 Hits · Last Modified: 6/23/06
45. Island Hopping (#20444) by Geoffrey Barnes
A simple reggae line.
Reggae · Beginner · 2959 Hits · Last Modified: 2/25/06
46. Island Jammin (#3151) by Sam Eydoun
Here's a little reggae bassline my buddies and i once wrote a few years back. This is just a taste of the first 2 parts.
Reggae · Intermediate · 6260 Hits · Last Modified: 5/3/01
47. Jamaican Jam (#11483) by Daniel Hunter
Cool reggae jam. have fun.
Reggae · Beginner · 3896 Hits · Last Modified: 10/1/03
48. Kinda Reggae-ish Bassline Used In A Song (#6021) by Seamus Clarkin
This is a little walk i do in one of my band's songs, it's reggae-ish with the guitar accenting the offbeats like in reggae,good for getting used to switching strings
Reggae · Beginner · 3736 Hits · Last Modified: 2/5/02
49. Midnight (#23430) by Josh Cross
Smooth 8 measure jam i wrote in A min. the timings a little tricky but other than that nothing fancy. this is my first one tell me what you think.
Reggae · Intermediate · 1231 Hits · Last Modified: 2/14/08
50. Noche Noche (#3059) by Pablo Nadales
Una base reggae de SUMO
Reggae · Beginner · 3392 Hits · Last Modified: 4/24/01
51. One Man Reggae (#13775) by Mike Graziano
Nice little groove im messing around with Using finger-tapping style
Reggae · Intermediate · 2613 Hits · Last Modified: 2/16/04
52. Practise Makes Perfect (#16090) by Paul Morris
Here are to good reggae bass riffs/licks that i think work very well
Reggae · Beginner · 2064 Hits · Last Modified: 8/31/04
53. Raggae Soup (#23383) by Steven Steel
Little known raggae song with slight variation :)
Reggae · Beginner · 990 Hits · Last Modified: 2/3/08
54. Rasta Dub (#1469) by Josh Foutch
This is just a cool lil' reggae line i play. It shouldn't be that hard. Just play around with it.
Reggae · Beginner · 7819 Hits · Last Modified: 12/28/00
55. Rat (#24607) by Earl Johnson
A very simple reggae bassline...but has good vibes!!!
Reggae · Beginner · 741 Hits · Last Modified: 6/30/10
56. RAyGA Dub (#7031) by Micah Kaplan
A very simple no frills Dub line I came up with.
Reggae · Beginner · 3548 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/02
57. Reaggae Song (#6771) by Erik Olausson
Bla bal baaehdmhadgl
Reggae · Beginner · 3078 Hits · Last Modified: 4/15/02
58. Regee Punk (#10620) by Dan Brinson
Don't rememer where I learned it, but if you play it right you'll see the people watching you will start bobbing their heads..Have fun with it.
Reggae · Beginner · 3160 Hits · Last Modified: 7/24/03
59. Reggae Basics 1 (#8408) by Justin Jebaraj
Here bass gives boost to the rhyhtm section of music.
Reggae · Intermediate · 4694 Hits · Last Modified: 6/24/04
60. Reggae Bass Line (#13082) by Bob Smith
Kinda reggaeish
Reggae · Ridiculous · 2698 Hits · Last Modified: 12/4/03
61. Reggae Beat (#19331) by Garth Fisher
A simple reggage beat that I have made for you to expand on
Reggae · Beginner · 1715 Hits · Last Modified: 8/27/05
62. Reggae Es Español (#17710) by Jerry Garcia
FIRST BASS LINE THAT I UPLOAD,RATE IT.... IT'S A SONG THAT I PLAY WITH MY BAND... WE PLAY PUNK,ROCK,SKA.METAL IN SPANISH
Reggae · Intermediate · 5189 Hits · Last Modified: 2/18/05
63. Reggae Fever - Part Four (#1164) by Jon Faine
The last part in the series mon.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3923 Hits · Last Modified: 12/3/00
64. Reggae Fever - Part One (#1161) by Jon Faine
I present a four-part reggae lesson series. These lines can be woven into one continuous groove; riddim forward mi breddren! The lines are easy to play, I consider them to be intermediate due to rhythm. Loop the lines to get a feel for them.
Reggae · Intermediate · 6341 Hits · Last Modified: 12/3/00
65. Reggae Fever - Part Three (#1163) by Jon Faine
Follows part two mon.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3083 Hits · Last Modified: 12/3/00
66. Reggae Fever - Part Two (#1162) by Jon Faine
Follows part one mon.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3140 Hits · Last Modified: 12/3/00
67. Reggae Groove (#3265) by Danny Gonzalez
This is a nice little reggae line, the playback is in funky, because I didn't found any reggae track, enjoy it!
Reggae · Beginner · 89129 Hits · Last Modified: 5/9/01
68. Reggae Riff (#15318) by Guy Troxler
This little ditty i came up with was the basis for one of my bands songs
Reggae · Beginner · 3356 Hits · Last Modified: 7/5/04
69. REGGAE SKA THING (#21868) by MARIO Camacho
You could put it on slap 2 or elec fing
Reggae · Beginner · 1313 Hits · Last Modified: 12/9/06
70. Reggae-ish (#11756) by Matt Maynes
This is a reggae-ish beat
Reggae · Beginner · 1547 Hits · Last Modified: 7/1/03
71. Reggae/Dub Groove (#14964) by Russ Abu
I wrote this line having a reggae set of mind thus why I label it reggae. I just realized it has a similar chord progression to a pink floyd song. Either way check it out.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3625 Hits · Last Modified: 6/4/04
72. Reggea Mon (#12766) by Mike Blasutti
Get together with some bongo players and groove to the sweet reggae music
Reggae · Beginner · 3559 Hits · Last Modified: 10/29/03
73. Riff # 11 (#11186) by Chris Dodde
Real cool
Reggae · Intermediate · 3347 Hits · Last Modified: 5/8/03
74. Riff #10 (#11185) by Chris Dodde
Different kind of beginning.
Reggae · Intermediate · 1914 Hits · Last Modified: 5/8/03
75. Riff #2 (#10760) by Chris Dodde
Another riff.
Reggae · Intermediate · 1923 Hits · Last Modified: 4/10/03
76. Riff #5 (#11116) by Chris Dodde
I am using ghost notes instead of 16 notes!
Reggae · Intermediate · 2171 Hits · Last Modified: 5/4/03
77. Riff #8 (#11214) by Chris Dodde
This can vary a lot.
Reggae · Advanced · 2657 Hits · Last Modified: 5/11/03
78. Righteous Line Can Back Up A Jam Session (#7921) by Zach Partain
You need quick fingers to play but once u have it down it sounds good
Reggae · Advanced · 3200 Hits · Last Modified: 8/9/02
79. Rootical Tune (#19774) by Helen Murphy
This simple little groove can be played in any chord. Just choose your root note and follow the pattern.
Reggae · Beginner · 1794 Hits · Last Modified: 11/12/05
80. Ska #1 (#11529) by Greg Wallace
Basic Ska lines on these 6 pages.
Reggae · Intermediate · 87306 Hits · Last Modified: 7/7/03
81. Ska (ish) (#19751) by Helen Murphy
Part of one of our bands songs, its my first attempt at lesson writing, so it sounds much better played than how Ive written it!!
Reggae · Beginner · 1379 Hits · Last Modified: 11/10/05
82. Ska Arpeggio Progression (#7125) by Andrew Skoirchet
Simple arpeggio idea that anybody can do really easy and it's sounds pretty cool in upbeat music like ska
Reggae · Beginner · 5566 Hits · Last Modified: 5/27/02
83. Ska Bass Lines #1 (#17387) by Brad Hewitt
How to make ska bass lines
Reggae · Beginner · 3814 Hits · Last Modified: 1/11/05
84. Ska Lines #2 (#17388) by Brad Hewitt
More help with ska lines
Reggae · Beginner · 8354 Hits · Last Modified: 1/11/05
85. Ska Starter (#11734) by Stephen Greenberg
A basic lesson on how to play/ create Ska Music on a bass. This is also to help promote the ska community. :)
Reggae · Advanced · 7054 Hits · Last Modified: 7/1/03
86. Ska/Reggae Unleashed (#11425) by Dominic Michaud
Groovy bassline from my twisted mind. Enjoy!
Reggae · Intermediate · 10530 Hits · Last Modified: 6/2/03
87. Slinky (#14095) by Lesa McCabe
It's Slinky Time!
Reggae · Beginner · 1992 Hits · Last Modified: 3/13/04
88. Somethin To Take To The Beach (#4105) by Niko Cabrera
This is a great reagge song that i composed but u may used this for funk rock or fusion blues
Reggae · Advanced · 5035 Hits · Last Modified: 7/12/01
89. Straight Outta Kingston Mon (#11239) by Britt Jarvis
Its Easy......I Like It......How Wonderful
Reggae · Beginner · 2999 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/03
90. Sublime Stylee Reggae Groove (#20598) by Justin Wehrman
Simple bass line with a Sublime styled groove.
Reggae · Beginner · 1438 Hits · Last Modified: 3/19/06
91. Sunny Days (#23431) by Josh Cross
8 measure upbeat walking style ska line in cmaj
Reggae · Intermediate · 2095 Hits · Last Modified: 2/12/08
92. Sweet Reggae Groove (#4569) by Chris Ingham
This is a nice line, I am sure you'll like it.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3409 Hits · Last Modified: 8/22/02
93. The Day Ahead (#9838) by Derek Muhammad
A neat little reggae line I created using simple arpegio triads from a major scale. Move them around and remember to bounce (it is reggae)
Reggae · Beginner · 2565 Hits · Last Modified: 2/1/03
94. The Jamacian Riff (#5473) by Umair Khan
It's one of those jamacian riff.
Reggae · Beginner · 5166 Hits · Last Modified: 12/9/01
95. The Tyranny Of Mr. X (#19664) by Joe Heffer
Simple bassline in G Major
Reggae · Beginner · 1934 Hits · Last Modified: 10/21/05
96. Unregistered Taxi (#9594) by Derek Muhammad
A bass line adapted from a Sly & Robbie rhythm. This is my first attempt at a lesson so I thought I would keep it simple, unfortunately it does not seem to 'bounce' on the computer, so when you play it remember to give it the 'reggae feel'
Reggae · Beginner · 2684 Hits · Last Modified: 1/30/03
97. Writing A Reggae Bass Line (#14879) by Juan Contreras
The quintessential element of reggae bass is the rest. The most experienced reggae bassists use the least number of notes to get a groove.
Reggae · Intermediate · 3620 Hits · Last Modified: 5/30/04

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