Getting
started playin the Ska
Before going into the details of how to play ska,
lets just play a couple of examples. In order to understand this
lesson you will need to be able to read
tablature, and have basic understanding of chord
strumming.
Ska
Guitar, Example #1
In this example you are playing major chords on
the first 3 strings only, something that is very common in ska.
Strum down on the beat where you see the x, this is a "rhythmic
click". This is done by holding the shape of the chord, then
lifting your left hand fingers up so that they are touching the
strings, but not pressing down. For the chords strum up on the
off beat.
How
to play the strum
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get
realplayer
Ska
Guitar, Example #2
Page 1, The 30 second history of Ska
Page 3, Ska Strums 
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