Chords for anybody who's feeling angry! Jokes aside, these are some really great chords for creating a brooding vibe. I tap into a lot of #11's and 9th sounds. As for the progression, it's mostly centred on G#mi, but will sometimes shift focus to somewhere between that and E Lydian. Finally, I tried to tap into more chromatic harmony that I usually do.
2021-08-25 05:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostSome fairy easy fingerings that will help you to play some fast sounding arpeggios in DAEAC#E tuning. These are pretty nice in that they are designed in a scalar way (multiple notes on one string) which will help you to learn the note in relation to specific chords. Also, this stuff is easier to play in DAEAC#E than it is in standard.
2021-08-18 06:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, here are a few very easy shapes in F Major / C Major. The chords focus on using open notes as extensions / chord tones in some complex sounds. Hope you enjoy!
2021-08-13 06:28:00 +0000 UTC View PostA few very easy to practice, and effective drills that will help you work on your Math Rock "two-hand tapping" skills. In this case, we're focusing on the sub-skill of slides. These are essential to work on if you want a solid Math Rock and Emo sound.
2021-08-12 06:23:22 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, here's a tab for a new riff. I think this is actually one of the best sounding ideas I've written. It's fairly easy to play too.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSYTuHzDHBV/
2021-08-10 21:45:32 +0000 UTC View PostA dense, semi challenging riff, focusing on some legato, descending movement, and Lydian harmony.
Hope you enjoy!
2021-08-06 21:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostDiagrams for a progression that I've written using slightly less conventional chord shapes. You've probably heard some of these before but do you know how to play them?
2021-08-05 05:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here's a guitar tab to a cool set of guitar parts. You can play this using a looper pedal. I posted a video of me playing this idea on my Instagram page last night:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSD_mQMjbD8/
2021-08-02 20:24:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Here are PDF's / Guitar Pro File of useful rudimentary tapping exercises for beginners. These are a compliment to a new video I'll be releasing this weekend. The concept is loopable tapping exercises that focus on fundamental skills that you will use in most tapping scenarios.
Happy practicing!
Trevor
2021-07-30 17:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostPractice materials / ideas that will help you with your Drop 3 major 7 chords.
2021-07-23 00:47:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody,
Here are some writings that cover my thought process when writing riffs and songs. Generally, I try categorize what I've written so that I can figure out what the role / function of my idea is. If you are stuck / want to get better at songwriting, read this! I've also included a bullet point, cheat sheet version.
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(A). My General Philos...
2021-07-20 20:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, here's an MP3 + .Wav file for my new song up on YouTube. Originally I had called it "Special Brownies" haha but I was convinced to change it. I won't be uploading an official MP3 for a while so this is definitely something just for you guys!
If you haven't seen the video, it's here:
2021-06-25 20:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody,
Here are some cool and emotional chord shapes in FACGCE. I've arranged these into a nice progression. Hope you enjoy!
Trevor
2021-06-16 04:49:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, here are some chord shapes that would work great for Neo-Soul guitar. These are based on what I hear a lot in this style. Hopefully you find them useful!
Also, many big projects on the horizon for the Patreon page, stay tuned for more stuff later in the month!
Trevor
2021-06-10 06:16:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, I've been hard at work developing a comprehensive guide on an ear training system called Solfege. This is my best attempt to clearly explain the idea. Also attached is a PDF with exercises you can practice.
See attached for the PDFs / Guitar Pro files.
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-05-26 22:55:50 +0000 UTC View PostSome underlying thoughts that should give context to your practice. Be sure to read this if you get a chance! My general point is: listen to what you are playing!
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The Philosophy Of Ear Training And Music Theory (For All Skill Levels!)
Trevor Wong
Hey everybody, here are the notes for my upcoming YouTube video on fingerpicking technique. These are some bullet point notes / key points that I cover in the video / lesson.
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-05-14 20:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, here's a document that covers as many general tapping concepts / techniques as I can think of. In the 'Outline' document I go over 18 concepts, from basic ideas like tapping into open notes, to more advanced stuff like double stops, slides, and taps without pull-offs. I tried to keep the exercises relatively simple as it's more about the ideas than anything else.
Also, with all of these, a big part of making them more interesting is experimenting with how you can arrange ...
2021-05-06 19:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostSome really nice chords for finger-style guitar. I've spent a lot of time working on creating these over the past two weeks. This is part of a song that I've been writing! So, there's a lot more of where this came from!
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-05-01 00:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, sorry for the delay on posts this month. Finals season has arrived meaning I've got more on my plate than normal. That being said, the cool thing about going to music school is that your assignments are musical. Here's something I wrote for an advanced rhythm studies class.
This piece involves polyrhythms of 5 against 4 against 3, superimpositions, changing meters while keeping the beat constant, and other cool jazz. Hope you like it! I'm going to expand on this song and ...
2021-04-16 23:53:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
A great thing to practice is carving out the intervals that exist within your scales. Here are some tabs for 5ths and 6ths that cover the entire fretboard. I really like using these in my compositions / improvisation.
Cheers!
2021-03-29 22:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostSpread triads are a really nice voicing for guitar. They sound a lot more colourful and interesting than your average triad voicing. The reason being that the voicing is well spaced out. These shapes are best played with hybrid picking, or as arpeggios. As a fun exercise, you can take a pop song chord progression and play it with spread triads.
2021-03-26 05:30:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here's an original arrangement of the Smashmouth song "All Star". This arrangement is a lot of fun to play! It's very riffy, but it's still based on the original chord progression of I-V-ii-IV. However, I've harmonized the vocal melody with lots of jazzy / mathy chords. Hope you like it and have fun learning it!
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-03-26 04:57:46 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a cool exercise that you can use to practice your alternate picking. This melody has some tricky rhythms and is deceptively challenging overall.
Hey everyone,
Here are some alternative scale patterns that you can try for major scales / diatonic modes. These are nice because they are laid out with 3 notes per string. This is nice for faster scalar runs / improvising.
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-03-06 00:48:29 +0000 UTC View PostSome notes / resources relating to an upcoming YouTube guitar lesson on the some basic things you should work on when learning the fretboard. See attached for a list of useful PDF's.
The 3 Steps For You To Take / Follow / Learn:
1) Note Names On The Lowest Two Strings
E String Notes: E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E
A String Notes: A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A
2) Vertical Scales + Chords
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2021-03-05 18:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here's a series of rhythm exercises. I've created these to help you guys strengthen your beat / sense of pulse. Something that seems to lack with some players, is the ability to tap their feet / perceive the pulse while playing. When this happens, it ends up making the players rhythmic confidence weak.
Therefore, in this document you'll find exercises that force you to tap your feet against a variety of syncopated rhythms. This includes simple stuff at the 8th note divisio...
2021-02-11 20:20:49 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody,
I've created a document covering a lot of my lick vocabulary based around shell voicings. These are really important to learn as they will help orient you on the fretboard and they will also give you some ideas about how I connect chords together.
Essentially, each exercise is based on a series of shell voicings. Therefore, the chords that are used in the licks are given prior to each exercise. Try to see the relationship between the chord shapes, and the arrangemen...
2021-02-10 22:43:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, here's a tab for a short fingerpicking riff in FACGCE. I think it sounds pretty nice! It uses a few accidentals to give it a slightly jazz sound. Still pretty mid-westy though.
Hope you like it!
2021-02-02 19:21:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title says. This is another foundational set of chords for standard tuning guitar. While I've included all of the voicings for 7th chords, I would primary focus on learning the root position shapes + Major and Minor 7th inversions. The dominant 7th and mi7b5 chords are not really used in this style, but I included them anyways for the sake of being thorough.
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-01-29 22:18:35 +0000 UTC View Post