A comprehensive outline of shell voicings (in standard tuning) for the E,A,D, and G strings. Shell voicings are essentially 7th chords, with the 5th removed. I believe that these are a foundational chord for playing Math Rock + Jazz in standard tuning.
Shell voicings are especially useful in that they
1) Provide the rudimentary structure of a 7th chord.
2) It provides an easy structure that can have extensions added to it. I.e, if you have a structure that ...
2021-01-29 22:16:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody, here's a PDF of the 6 major scale patterns, but for G major. I'm posting this as some of my basic chord materials (Shell Voicings + Alternative Shapes) are in the key of G. This might be useful for those who are working on that document.
Cheers,
Trevor
2021-01-29 01:46:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey! Here's the guitar tab to my most recent YouTube video. This riff is meant to be played using finger picking. It's a bit tricky, but it's super fun once you've got it down!
If you haven't seen the video, check it out here:
https://youtu.be/i_P9CRLd86Q
2021-01-17 03:17:45 +0000 UTC
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A selection of short phrases and concepts that I tend to hear in a lot of Midwest Emo riffs. Try to learn all of these and steal the phrasings for your own ideas. Have fun!
2021-01-15 05:30:47 +0000 UTC
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The tab from one of my recent videos.
2021-01-07 19:38:42 +0000 UTC
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1) + 2) The piece begins with the first guitar playing a riff, that riff is repeated by the 2nd gear but rhythmically displaced to create a canon effect.
3) The harmonies in the canon are layered so that the tones support a single chord structure
4) At the end of measure 5, a chord shot idea occurs. That chord shot idea turns into the beginning of a new phrase. This is one of my favourite tricks; take the end of a phrase and use that to start a new idea
5) The staggered guit...
2020-12-17 19:54:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey! I transcribed my old song, the Eternal Swimming Pool. I added an ending to the song as well. If you haven't heard it, check it out here: https://youtu.be/Gr3IJcZ0AvQ
See attached for the tab and guitar pro file.
2020-12-14 19:41:08 +0000 UTC
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Some guitar tabs / materials for an upcoming video detailing the Ethereal tuning. Hope it helps!
2020-12-01 03:49:08 +0000 UTC
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A collection of tabs that will be included in an upcoming video on DADF#AE (in D major). Check this out if you want something slightly easier to follow than a video!
Cheers,
Trevor
2020-11-28 03:23:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey 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 TUNIN...
2020-11-22 20:55:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey guitar players who use a pick!
Here are a few exercises that I used to develop my alternate picking string skip technique. Do these a bunch and they will definitely help.
2020-11-20 07:18:52 +0000 UTC
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An update on my old document that covered introductory tapping ideas that use polyrhythms.
2020-11-18 06:15:41 +0000 UTC
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Some PDF exercises that take a simple tapping idea and extrapolate it into something that is more fun and musical. I highly recommend checking these out / trying out this method of composition for your own technique practice
2020-11-12 01:52:45 +0000 UTC
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A new, very short composition. I think this is one of the cooler things that I've written! It's an attempt to get further into my understanding / ability to control harmony in DAEAC#E. This idea features less open notes and more structures / processes that are based on music theory. Hope you like it!
2020-11-11 02:24:49 +0000 UTC
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Some nice introductory chords to be used in DAEAC#E. Not only are these easy to play, but you may recognize them from the band Tiny Moving Parts. The song 'Common Cold' comes to mind when I hear these.
2020-11-10 07:12:37 +0000 UTC
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Anybody here watch the anime 'Haikyuu'? I found that there's a really nice piece of music in one of the songs from the OST. I decided to transcribe it for the purposes of analysis.
Main points of interest 1) The Bb chord harmonizes with a #11 tension, 2) really interesting octave displacement in combination with stepwise ideas. 3) lots of 5ths / 4ths which are centred around the tonic.
2020-11-07 01:51:09 +0000 UTC
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These specifically focus on pull-offs into open notes. This material is similar to my previous document on midwest emo legato, but I wanted to do a version in DAEAC#E as that's a more common context than standard tuning.
Cheers,
Trevor
2020-11-03 19:03:43 +0000 UTC
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The sheet music / guitar tab to an upcoming video that features a blend of post rock, math rock, and jazz.
Cheers,
Trevor
2020-10-27 04:39:10 +0000 UTC
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In this document we explore fundamental materials for mapping and writing in FACGCE. This includes chords, scales, and step-by-step instructions.
See attached.
2020-10-26 07:33:10 +0000 UTC
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A riff featured in any upcoming video on FACGCE!
2020-10-24 04:38:18 +0000 UTC
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Full transcription of this newly released song! See attached for the PDF tabs + sheet music, and Guitar Pro Files. Also, if you like the song, you can download it on Bandcamp!
BANDCAMP: https://trevorwongmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-day-of-anime-high-school
2020-10-23 07:50:48 +0000 UTC
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If the normal version of never meant isn't cool enough, try this!
2020-10-21 16:51:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey!
Some new sheet music from an upcoming video. Definitely check this out if you need some new ideas on how to write a tapping section (without really having to learn any new physical movements!)
2020-10-19 18:29:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys! Here's the guitar tab from my most recent video where i reinterpreted "the lick".
If you haven't seen the video, check it out here: https://youtu.be/lnJsSVU2A2E
2020-10-19 03:19:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
I want to experiment with something here. Ask me some questions in the comments sections below and I'll try to answer them (if I can do so relatively easily!)
2020-10-15 00:59:48 +0000 UTC
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The guitar riffs come my upcoming video on "Intermediate Math Rock Chords In 1 Minute".
2020-10-14 04:32:43 +0000 UTC
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A transcription of some new riffs that I'll be releasing in an upcoming YouTube video. Hope you have fun learning it. I recommend doing a little analysis to see what I'm doing with the harmonies here.
See attached for the PDF and Guitar Pro Files
2020-10-08 07:25:11 +0000 UTC
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Some new riffs! This time, featuring some "Zoo Strategies" esq, guitar counterpoint. Check below for the sheet music, mp3 track, and Guitar Pro Files.
Cheers,
Trevor
2020-10-05 06:28:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody, here's a transcription for a song that I wrote / recorded recently. This song is featured in an upcoming play-through video which is posted on YouTube.
See below for the guitar tab and guitar pro files.
2020-10-01 06:13:15 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! As requested, here's the guitar tab for my most recent YouTube video. This one's a short song in FACGCE. It's a lot of fun to play and I hope you have fun learning it!
If you haven't seen the video, check it out here: https://youtu.be/YktBSo6pJ9s
Cheers,
Trevor
2020-09-27 04:07:34 +0000 UTC
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