The Reggae & Ska Guitar Book

Learn Authentic Rhythm & Lead Parts for Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Dub and MoreIt's no understatement to say that reggae music forever changed the world. A compelling mix of soul, jazz, R&B and Jamaican mento, it's the ultimate feel good music with its hypnotic, laidback grooves.The Reggae & Ska Guitar Book is a one-of-a-kind guide to the guitar styles at the heart of reggae. In fact, it's is a chronological guide to the development of reggae through the decades and shows how to play its many sub-genres with authentic, stylistically accurate guitar parts. Your journey includes scheduled stops at:Ska, the early years - how American R&B combined with elements of calypso and mentoRocksteady - the bridge between the original ska and later reggae erasReggae - the emergence of seminal groups including Bob Marley & The WailersDub - how versions or "doubles" creatively expanded the sound of reggaeSka revival - an offshoot of the punk/mod eras, explore the sounds of The Specials, Madness, The Selecter and moreThe Third Wave - how ska burst upon the US from a California-based revival, with bands like Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and SublimeLovers Rock - reggae surfaces again, this time combining the sweet melodic soul of Motown with laidback Jamaican groovesGoing Full Circle - how reggae influenced world music and artists such as Paul Simon, Eric Clapton and The PoliceDancehall and Beyond - fusing island musical sensibilities with hip-hop, dancehall adopted a new type of reggae drum groove that has influenced countless contemporary pop records ever sinceLearn the Essential Techniques of Reggae GuitarWith each sub-genre of reggae and ska came refinements and changes to the role of the guitar. There is so much more to it than hitting chord stabs on the up-beats!…