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Classic Reggae/Dub!!!

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jpark369

Jun 2, 2007
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Portland, Maine
#1
anybody, help me on my hunt for some classic reggae bass lines! these are all bumpin, fat reggae/dub basslines that are sure to get everybody movin!
looking for:

sister nancy- bam bam
Ini kamoze- here comes the hotstepper
chaka demus & pilers- murder she wrote
tenor saw- ring the alarm
lee "scratch" perry & the upsetters- popcorn

help me rudeboys!
 
#6
Holy crap!! Do you know the tabs to King Tubby's Augustus Pablo meets Rockers Uptown? I'm a beginner, but I'd love to be able to play that, and no I can't figure it out myself I am too new. Dub is one of the big reasons I decided on the bass- it's such a great showcase for that sound.
 
#8
strummer21 said:
Holy crap!! Do you know the tabs to King Tubby's Augustus Pablo meets Rockers Uptown? I'm a beginner, but I'd love to be able to play that, and no I can't figure it out myself I am too new. Dub is one of the big reasons I decided on the bass- it's such a great showcase for that sound.
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I think the point is that in most Reggae (Dub) bass lines - the actual notes are fairly simple - usually root fifth!

But what gives them their character and distinctive feel is the rhythmic syncopation - which just cannot be shown by TAB...:hmm:

So even if you found TAB it wouldn't help!
 
#9
Bruce Lindfield said:
I think the point is that in most Reggae (Dub) bass lines - the actual notes are fairly simple - usually root fifth!

But what gives them their character and distinctive feel is the rhythmic syncopation - which just cannot be shown by TAB...:hmm:

So even if you found TAB it wouldn't help!
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+1

right now I'm figuring out rat in my kitchen by UB-40(the whole album) not difficult to play at all, the notes at least, you just need to get your timing right, that's the hardest part with most of the reggea/dub styles...
tabs are no help at all... but it's good training!
 
#13
bass12 said:
I did a transcription of "Baby I Love You So" and "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" for a comparative analysis but, sorry, no tab!
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what did your analysis tell you? king tubby meets rockers uptown, cassava piece by augustus pablo, and baby I love you so are the same track , king tubby's is a great remix ,great song to figure out the main riff uses all the notes in the ab minor scale start at the high a flat go down from there but its not just the scale backwards,listen and youll get it ,first part of the chorus just play A#on the E, d#on the A,A#on the D, and d#on the G, then D#D#A#A#C#C# or D#A#D#A#C#C# or some variation the next part of the chorus is essentially the same pattern as the main verse, starting on C# on the g string , good luck
 
#14
DTF said:
what did your analysis tell you? king tubby meets rockers uptown, cassava piece by augustus pablo, and baby I love you so are the same track , king tubby's is a great remix ,great song to figure out the main riff uses all the notes in the ab minor scale start at the high a flat go down from there but its not just the scale backwards,listen and youll get it ,first part of the chorus just play A#on the E, d#on the A,A#on the D, and d#on the G, then D#D#A#A#C#C# or D#A#D#A#C#C# or some variation the next part of the chorus is essentially the same pattern as the main verse, starting on C# on the g string , good luck
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My paper included full transcriptions of both tracks ("Baby"/"King Tubby") and an analysis of various aspects of the music/artist/image etc. Analysis of various musical parameters as well as semiotics. I wrote the paper (approx. 40 pages in the end) for a graduate-level popular music analysis course. Lots of fun.
 
#15
bam bam , and ring the alarm are the stalag 17 riddim by dave and ansell collins

play the c on the E string on the 8th fret twice then G on the a string 10th fret then A# on the d string 8th fret , repeat those to notes and the last note is the a# 6th fret E string

so its CC ga#ga#A# cant write tab hope it helped
 
#16
bass12 said:
My paper included full transcriptions of both tracks ("Baby"/"King Tubby") and an analysis of various aspects of the music/artist/image etc. Analysis of various musical parameters as well as semiotics. I wrote the paper (approx. 40 pages in the end) for a graduate-level popular music analysis course. Lots of fun.
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thats awesome, was it the same? did you do cassava piece as well? king tubbys is like a blend of the two ,the effects give me goose bumps,
 
#17
DTF said:
thats awesome, was it the same? did you do cassava piece as well? king tubbys is like a blend of the two ,the effects give me goose bumps,
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Didn't check out "Cassava Piece". The idea was to compare the A and B sides of the single. It was interesting to see how Tubby was able to achieve such a different effect "no pun intended" with such relatively simple means. Seeing where he'd cut certain instruments or where he'd add stabs of reverb-drenched guitar. Also, the call-and-response between certain tracks that resulted from certain decisions Tubby made mix-wise was interesting to note. "King Tubby Meets..." really is a masterpiece of dub mixing. I have another recording that uses the same backing track as "Baby I Love You So" but I don't think it's called "Cassava Piece" (I could be wrong though) kicking around on 10". I'll have to dig it out and see...
 
#18
well check out cassava piece by augustus pablo, its the original riddim the melodica is great you can hear the melodica parts on king tubbys i actually listen to that one and like it the most , ive heard a ton of stuff on that riddim but those 3 stand out
 
#19
DTF said:
well check out cassava piece by augustus pablo, its the original riddim the melodica is great you can hear the melodica parts on king tubbys i actually listen to that one and like it the most , ive heard a ton of stuff on that riddim but those 3 stand out
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It's funny, I actually went out and bought a melodica to help with the transcription of the melodica part. At first I was convinced that a lot of the line was single notes. Then I heard some diads and then I realised that most of the chords were triads or seventh chords.
 

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