It's been a while since I've done a Shoegaze progression! This one combines my new found love of open tunings with capos with some Whirr style Shoegaze tones. I wanted to create something that soun...
2022-03-09 20:43:48 +0000 UTC View PostAn exploration of some mellow, dreamy sounds, in a nice midwest emo tuning. I'm still trying to find the right balance of chord style, complexity, and aesthetic, but I'm fairly happy with this as t...
2022-03-09 05:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostA selection of very pretty "twinkly" chords arranged into a short progression in FACGCE (capo 1). I've tried to go for chords that have a refreshing sound that is simple to play yet emotionally com...
2022-03-04 23:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostA little etude that I wrote today to help me practice some pull-offs, admittedly this is probably somewhere in the intermediate to advanced range of difficulty but it's a nice exercise because it g...
2022-03-04 04:06:13 +0000 UTC View PostA cool collection of super chill chords that are commonly found / heard in guitar based lo-fi hip hop beats. I've added a few passing chord ideas in too to spice things up a bit. Hope you enjoy! 2022-03-02 20:26:41 +0000 UTC View Post
An exploration into a few simple licks that capture some of the tropes of midwest emo.
2022-03-02 05:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostWrote this little riff this morning, it sounds pretty similar to some other things I've written lately, but this one has a really fun, steady, groove in 15/8. Lots of fun to play!
2022-02-26 20:46:47 +0000 UTC View PostSome supplementary materials for a guitar lesson video that I have coming out on the YouTube channel tomorrow!
2022-02-24 05:34:04 +0000 UTC View PostSome fun, midwesty, ideas in DAEAC#E. This was a bit inspired by some lessons that I've had with my Monday private students. I thought it would be a good challenge for myself to try and get more co...
2022-02-17 03:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostA look at more essential chord vocabulary. I find that the best way build a more substantive system for working with chord shapes is to begin to understand their role within a key. Hopefully learni...
2022-02-15 22:13:51 +0000 UTC View PostA saw a small cloud moving gently past my window and I found that somehow inspiring. Here's a little song that captures the mood of that cloud moving from point A to point B. Musically, this song t...
2022-02-15 01:55:19 +0000 UTC View PostTrying out some Shoegaze styling riffing in one of my favourite alternate tunings: DADF#AD. I found this tuning through an Uchi Conbini song.
2022-02-11 22:56:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title says, a series of chord progressions that are really uplifting and fun to listen to (but maybe a bit challenging to play...). This one also features some heavier usage of 6th chords ju...
2022-02-10 22:38:33 +0000 UTC View PostA look at another set of voicings for shell voicing 7th chords. These voicings are a bit more spread out (as in they're voiced as 1-7-3, instead of 1-3-7), giving them a nice airy sound. I think th...
2022-02-09 02:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostMixing things up this week with a jazzy progression that would sound great for neo soul, jazz, some mellow sections in math rock, and maybe some indie stuff. This progression features a lot of moda...
2022-02-08 00:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostAnother day, another fun Shoegaze progression! This set of chords is the culmination of an idea I've been wanting to do for a while: a Shoegaze friendly progression that was deliberately written to...
2022-02-04 20:35:28 +0000 UTC View PostA follow up on my previous video on drop 3+2 maj7 chords and their inversions. The previous video looked at shapes for the E+A string, but this video finishes things up with shapes for the D string...
2022-02-02 20:35:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter my semi annual Lord of The Rings trilogy binge, I've become obsessed with this i-VI-III-VII progression in a minor key. Howard Shore uses this progression in many of the pivotal emotional seq...
2022-02-01 20:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostIn this progression, i've tried to put together something that uses a lot of really key shoegaze shapes while still trying to make something that is unique. If you are looking for shapes to use in ...
2022-01-31 21:31:42 +0000 UTC View PostAttempted to write an uplifting chord progression that might work well with a shoegaze sound. Decently happy with the result but maybe has a bit more movement then is ideal. Hope you enjoy it / hav...
2022-01-28 05:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostA nice, kind of intense sounding shoegaze progression as an offering for a good start to your week. I've been listening to a lot of Sweet Trip lately, so this has been inspired a bit by their sound...
2022-01-26 05:25:33 +0000 UTC View PostAn experiment with some shoegaze sounds in a slightly altered version of standard tuning. I moved my G string up to an A note in order to help me reach a chord that I really like.
2022-01-21 05:07:40 +0000 UTC View PostA short, ascending chord progression that I wrote in order to test out what shoegaze would sound like using my Strandberg guitar.
2022-01-15 05:45:56 +0000 UTC View PostPart two in the series on 7th chords and their alternate forms!
This is a (semi) quick exploration of minor 7th chords and their inversions. For most guitarists, root position chords t...
2022-01-11 07:52:44 +0000 UTC View PostA (semi) quick exploration of major 7th chords and their inversions. For most guitarists, root position chords tend to be the main focus. However, if you are looking to advance your sound and add m...
2022-01-07 04:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Shoegaze exploration, this time experimenting with DADF#AE tuning. I usually use this tuning to write Math Rock and Emo stuff, but I think it works really well for this style too! On a pers...
2022-01-05 22:37:39 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, hope you all had a nice holiday! Here's another shoegaze exploration. This one focuses on some simple and classic I-IV movement; something that I'm sure you've heard in a lot of songs...
2022-01-04 22:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostHey! Here are some chords that every guitarist should know. If you know these already, that's excellent, but if you don't, I want you to take an hour or two before the New Year and commit these to ...
2021-12-29 04:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, happy holidays! Here's another chord progression / idea written in a Shoegaze style. One fun thing however, is that I've written this in an open Midwest Emo tuning (DAEAC#E). Hope you...
2021-12-26 23:34:38 +0000 UTC View PostA continuation of my Shoegaze writing foray. In this one, I stick to the quarter note chugging feel but instead, I try a progression with some different shapes and more major 9 chords. Surprisingly...
2021-12-20 20:55:12 +0000 UTC View Post