Creative Journal #1: Arranging “Emergence” (Sleep Token) + Easy Fingerstyle TABS

Exclusive for Patrons: Arranging “Emergence” (Sleep Token) + Easy Fingerstyle TABS

Here’s a raw / first arrangement process post! 

Bear with me while I make this more snappy and efficient. 

Beginner tabs are attached. 

Beginners: I recommend working through the beginner fingerpicking exercises (if you haven't already) before cracking into the attached tabs!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro + a word on ‘The Process of Capturing The Process’

00:53 - Pro Tools Colour Code Approach

01:20 - Emergence Structure

01:54 - Process Summary (1. Chord-Melody 2. Creative)

02:33 - Figure out the Key

04:34 - Quick Lesson: 7 Chords in Em / Em scale

06:06 - Listening to the section we’re arranging

Phase One

08:08 - Figuring out section 1/4 - Chorus 2 (chords / melody)

09:40 - Chorus 2 - Basic Chord-Melody

10:10 - Figuring out section 2/4 - Pre-Chorus  (chords / melody)

11:49 - Pre-Chorus - Basic Chord-Melody

12:30 - Main Hook (“arms around me”)

12:58 - Riff

13:13 - PHASE ONE SUMMARY: Bringing it together basic Chord-Melody 

Phase Two

14:47 - Filling it out / Playing along with the track  

16:30 - More ‘filler notes’ and Slap on snare 2+4

17:15 - Add more chords in

17:40 - PHASE TWO SUMMARY - Rough demo performance 

18:46 - Process Summary

19:35 - Outro

Beginner Arrangement Notes: 

Tuning: 

Standard [EADGBE]

Time Signature:

· 4/4

Key:

· Em

Difficulty: 2/5

5. Advanced

4. Upper-Intermediate

3. Intermediate

2. 👉Advanced Beginner

1. 👉Beginner

Files Included:

· PDF

· Guitar Pro File 

Download Guitar Pro HERE if you haven’t already!

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Process Summary: 

1 - Song Familiarisation

· Listening 

· Establish Key 

2- Arrangement Process Part One: Chord Melody

· Learn Chords

· Learn Melody

· Basic Chord-Melody: slowly stitch chords and melody together

3- Arrangement Process Part Two: Creative

· Start by filling out the space (arpeggiate more notes, or add strums)

· From here, there are more artistic decisions to be made. It comes down to want you want:

· Technique: add a slap-flick, travis-picking, Boom-Chick, 

· Genre: Twist the style: as is or make it Jazz, Classical, Bossa, Reggae etc. 

· Elements: change harmony (reharmonisation/add substitutions), change time signature, change feel (swing to straight) add more to the melody etc. 

4. Execute

· Practice until nailed (record iPhone demos until you’re going through it start to finish)

· Perform/Film/Record

If you do take this on, please film and send in!!

Cheers.

Ro.