The 10 Levels of Math Rock Chords (Checklist)
Added 2020-11-22 20:55:12 +0000 UTCHey everybody, here's a written list of my 10 tiers of different chords used in Math Rock/Emo. This is organized by conceptual and physical difficulty. If you haven't seen the video, it's here: https://youtu.be/5P8tP3r4Dac
LEVEL 1: OCTAVES + POWER CHORDS
LEVEL 2: 7th CHORDS
LEVEL 3: SUS CHORDS
LEVEL 4: SIMPLE INTERVAL SHAPES IN ALTERNATE TUNINGS
LEVEL 5: ROOT POSITION EXTENDED CHORDS, E.G, 9THS, 7THS, 13s
LEVEL 6: OPEN CHORDS
LEVEL 7: INVERTED TRIADS + 7ths
LEVEL 8: INVERTED EXTENDED CHORDS.
LEVEL 9: CUSTOM VOICINGS, DESIGNED BY PITCHES, INTERVALS, INVERSIONS (kind of like level 6, but you think about the notes)
LEVEL 10: CUSTOM VOICINGS IN ALTERNATE TUNINGS
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If you are looking for video resources for each tier: check out this list below:
LEVEL 1 (FACGCE Version): https://youtu.be/CV-lrw6uNXA
LEVEL 2: https://youtu.be/v5fV-E5btbo
LEVEL 3: https://youtu.be/8E-Ajb7ABdE
LEVEL 4: https://youtu.be/2LVY6x_sbAs
LEVEL 5: https://youtu.be/8E-Ajb7ABdE
LEVEL 6: https://youtu.be/tBg1JGOYM0Q
LEVEL 7: https://youtu.be/wPQeenwJZy8
LEVEL 8: https://youtu.be/wPQeenwJZy8
LEVEL 9: https://youtu.be/kG89qZNu1fM
LEVEL 10: https://youtu.be/6eX14h5CmZc
Additionally, for level 9/10: https://youtu.be/OYLyPJSx9B8
How you can implement these chords into your playing: https://youtu.be/NaMmHqJI6UI
Inversions: https://youtu.be/92ZPkFPYIO8