Reggae#
15 grooves. Pick one with groove: reggae (or another name below) in the song or a section.
| Groove | Amp | Swing | Bass | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
reggae |
clean | 0.3 | reggae | short skank on 2 and 4, kick on 3, slow bass |
reggae/ska |
clean | 0 | walk | muted upstrokes on every offbeat, open hi-hat, fast tempo |
reggae/rockers |
clean | 0.2 | reggae | double skank on 2 and 4, kick on 1 and 3 ('70s) |
reggae/steppers |
clean | 0.2 | eighths | four-on-the-floor kick, skank on every offbeat |
reggae/bubble |
clean | 0.3 | reggae | sixteenth-note chops like the reggae organ, one drop |
reggae/rocksteady |
clean | 0.5 | walk | skank on 2 and 4 with a muted offbeat, walking bass |
reggae/dub |
clean | 0.3 | two | a single skank on 2, lots of space, bass in two |
reggae/dancehall |
clean | 0 | dotted | dembow rhythm, offbeat chops |
reggae/roots |
clean | 0.3 | reggae | skank on 2 and 4 repeated on the offbeat |
reggae/lovers |
clean | 0.3 | slow | long open chord and skank on 4 |
reggae/skinhead |
clean | 0 | walk | double muted offbeat strums, fast |
reggae/calypso |
clean | 0 | dotted | open syncopated strums, four-on-the-floor kick |
reggae/2tone |
crunch | 0 | walk | muted offbeats in crunch, punk drums |
reggae/police |
clean | 0 | two | long chords on the offbeats, straight one drop (The Police style) |
reggae/bluebeat |
clean | 1 | walk | shuffle ska, swung muted offbeats |