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Play Guitar Reggae 01

01 E Reggae Shuffle mp3 wma
Time/size: 3 mins 39 secs/5.05mb
Reggae jam track: A 12 bar reggae progression in E (70 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, bass and drums
Suggestions: The chords in this are E, A, E, C#5, B5, E (turns around).
Try both Major & minor pentatonic scales and follow the Chords.

02 G Dreadlock Rag mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 19 secs/7.34mb
Reggae jam track: Reggae in G with a ii V turn around (74 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, bass and drums
Suggestion(s): The turn around is ii V (using power chords)
i.e. the ii chord is just A5 and the V chord is simply D5.

Gov't Mule - I'm A Ram

03 C Reggae Trip mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins/6.90mb
Reggae jam track: Reggae in C (120 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, bass and drums
Suggestion(s): Chords are C7, F7 & G7. ie a I7, IV7, V7 progression.
Start with the C Blues Scale but also add the 2nd and 6th (D and A) into the scale.

Bob Marley - Stir it up

Bob Marley - Redemption Song

Gov't Mule - Soulshine

More Guitar Jam Tracks

Below are the links to jam tracks in 7 different styles of music along with music theory, scales and more along the way.

Play Guitar Blues 01	Play Guitar Rock 01	Play Guitar Jazz 01
Play Guitar Blues 02	Play Guitar Rock 02	Play Guitar Reggae 01
Play Guitar Blues 03	Play Guitar Metal 01	Play Guitar Odd Meters
Play Guitar Blues 04	Play Guitar Funk 01	Play Guitar Modes
Play Guitar Blues 05	Play Guitar Funk 02
Play Guitar Country 01

All the backing tracks above on one page without the music theory:

83 Jam Tracks for Guitar

There are also links to over 30 more jam tracks on the free jam tracks home page under the headings:

Solo Acoustic Jam Tracks
Pages of Guitar Insanity
Jam and Backing Tracks - All Instruments

Jam on!