Cajon 100+ rhythm patterns - Vol. 1 Nr. 21 - reggae #3

This pattern fits in most of reggae music.

Welcome, my artist name is Pablo Boness and if you’re looking for an easy way to learn playing the cajon, then you definitely landed on the right place.
On regular times, I’m going to post more then a hundred videos on my YouTube channel and in each video I will present another rhythm pattern that is specifically designed for the cajon.
I will cover the most popular music styles like rock, pop, latin, reggae, jazz, folk, etc … and I’ll include also a bunch of freestyle patterns which you can use wherever you want.
For all the patterns in this method we use only three basic hits: “BA” (bass), “TA” (a high pitch slap) and “ti” (very light stroke) and all patterns are played by simply walking with your hands over the cajon, steadily right, left, right, left, right, left …
This is a perfect method if you just start playing the cajon, but I’m pretty sure that even advanced players who want to polish their playing skills will also benefit from these videos.

Here are some very important tips to pay attention to:
- Except for some specific rhythms used in styles like jazz or reggae, … , your hands just move in an equal pace right, left, right, left, right, left, … . By no means skip any of the “ti”, every single beat matters !
- Start each pattern very very very slowly. It’s always good to use a metronome, keep a tempo until you’re comfortable with it and then, only then speed it up a little more. Again, keep that tempo until it runs smoothly and you’re comfortable with it, speed it up a little more, again stay with this tempo until it’s in your hands, and only then, again, speed up a little bit … !
- Be aware of your dynamics: keep the volume of “ti” as low as possible, especially when speeding up, only then you’ll get to hear and to feel the groove.
- Make it easy for yourself and at first, even before playing, say or chant the rhythm out loud. Afterwards you can even do this also while playing.
- All patterns start with the right hand, but if you’re left handed, you can as well reverse this and start with the left hand. It might be a challenge for advanced right hand players to try this as well.
- You have a creative spirit and you discover a nice rhythm pattern that you can’t find in these videos? Great, congratulations! You have figured out what music is actually all about. Let me know, I also like learning from others all the time.
Enjoy these free videos, and enjoy your cajon ,it’s a wonderful instrument !
Pablo Boness
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