Ska style?

Question:I'm interested in doing some music writing in a ska style but i'm unsure about chords and harmonies

what kinds of chords harmonies etc. can be found in ska music (i'm mostly referring to the brass section)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm interested in doing some music writing in a ska style but i'm unsure about chords and harmonies

what kinds of chords harmonies etc. can be found in ska music (i'm mostly referring to the brass section)

Most ska harmonies aren't very complex; ska is derived from reggae, which is very much folk-music derived (i.e. simple melodies and harmonies easy to play on the guitar while singing.)

So in doing a ska arrangement, closed-voice harmonies of major, minor, or seventh chords (whatever best fits the song) would be most appropriate. The biggest challenge in playing ska would be the rhythms- lots of syncopations and off beats (so the musicians have to be very good at counting and playing in a steady tempo without having a strong meter to keep them in time.)