Chords For That Shoegaze Tone
My best attempt at a My Bloody Valentine impression. This progression contains a lot of nice jazzy chords that meander from one to another using subtle movement and voice leading
2021-12-18 00:38:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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Easy, Must Know 7th Chord Shapes In DAEAC#E
In this video, I demonstrate some chord shapes that can work well as a "power chord" for DAEAC#E. These are 7th chords that are comprised of a 1-5-7 structure. They sound great for Math Rock, Midwe...
2021-12-14 21:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostAttempting Some Shoegaze Tones (Chord Diagrams)
Hey everyone, here are the chord diagrams to a recent video I posted that attempts to emulate the tone / style of My Bloody Valentine. I'm still working on that tone, but its a tricky blend of timi...
2021-12-12 17:57:20 +0000 UTC View Post7 Licks That Teach You Midwest Emo In Standard
In these exercises, I demonstrate some short licks that will teach you some of the rudimentary movements of midwest emo. For example, some of the licks will isolate key techniques like pull-offs in...
2021-12-07 02:26:56 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Heavy Emo Riffs In CGDGBD
In this video I explore chords in the fantastic C-G-D-G-B-D tuning. The low C sound creates some very intimidating aesthetics. Furthermore, if you've ever played in D-A-E-A-C#-E, then you should fi...
2021-12-01 03:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostChords To Prove I'm Still Alive (Beautiful Standard Tuning Chords)
This one goes out to anyone who's been wondering where I've been at for the past week! I've been out of town on vacation. I'm back now and am excited to get back on the guitar grind!
2021-11-29 20:42:17 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Contemplating Your Existence
A short etude that uses some nice Math Rock sounds, combined with inverted triads. The sounds are relatively simple to play, but they've been organized into a pleasant progression that utilizes som...
2021-11-13 01:39:42 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Adventurous Emo Pop
A colourful series of chords that would sound nice for emo tracks that are looking to introduce a little more chromatic harmony. I tried to keep the voicing styles in the ballpark of the genre whil...
2021-11-12 18:52:53 +0000 UTC View PostSome Nice Math Rock Chords In Standard
Some of my favourite chords and movements in Standard Tuning. This riff is basically a collection of great intermediate to advanced shapes for Math Rock and Midwest Emo in Standard. Hope you have f...
2021-11-08 22:35:35 +0000 UTC View PostHow To Play Whole Tone Scales On Guitar
Here's a look at my favourite fingering for playing the Whole Tone sound. It's a pretty crazy sounding scale with a lot of potential for some pretty interesting and ethereal ideas. As always, when ...
2021-11-04 01:41:30 +0000 UTC View PostChords To Make You Feel Something (Diagrams + Tab)
My first foray into C-G-D-G-A-C tuning. Overall, I'd say this is a really nice one to try writing in. I find that ideas come pretty easily due to the inspirational sus2 sounds in the upper structur...
2021-11-03 01:09:33 +0000 UTC View PostChords For That Studio Ghibli Vibe
Playing around with some chord ideas in the vein of Joe Hisaishi. I was absolutely obsessed with his sound tracks a few years ago. This video attempts to capture some of his aesthetic through the u...
2021-10-22 04:42:06 +0000 UTC View PostChords To Flex At A House Party
In this video, I play around with the stereotype of the dude at a house party who picks up a guitar and plays 4 basic open chords. Essentially, the video begins by playing a basic I-V-ii-IV progres...
2021-10-17 22:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostChords For When You Feel SUS
A cool riff / chord progression that leans heavily on sus2 voicings. This is hopefully a solid example of what you can do with the Sus2 sound in a rock / math rock context. This video also features...
2021-10-15 05:34:29 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Your Tom Misch Phase
Some cool chords in the vein of the Tom Misch. From what I hear, Misch uses a lot of ideas with chromatic passing chords and voicings using a lot of 4ths. His music is pretty nice and I would defin...
2021-10-14 05:38:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Chords For When You're Sad About Girls"
Some very Uchu Conbini style math rock / emo chords in an open Dmiadd9 tuning. This one utilizes a lot of #11's, 9ths, and 5ths to create a very open effect. Also, I focus heavily on my bass motion...
2021-10-10 07:27:23 +0000 UTC View PostChords To Destroy Your Roommates
An exploration of a new tuning (FAbCGCEb). This tuning is a byproduct of a cool trick where we take a tuning based off of a chord (in this case, Fmaj9) and we alter the 3rds and 7ths in order to ch...
2021-10-05 05:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostChords For When You Write A Broadway Musical
Another experiment in harmony! In this progression I try using more conventional chord changes, secondary dominants, and barre triad shapes. The goal was to try and write something that sounds like...
2021-10-02 04:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostChords For When You Feel Angry
An attempt to write a darker chord progression. This time, in D Phrygian. I've basically never written anything in this mode before so this was pretty fun and challenging to work with. The main iss...
2021-09-29 23:55:59 +0000 UTC View PostDelay Chords
Here's an interesting progression / idea written with a delay pedal effect in mind. This one goes a little harder into the sus chord sounds in order to create a more spacey effect.
2021-09-28 20:49:14 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Your Next Lo-Fi Hip Hop Beat
A closer look at the harmony / chords from a chord melody that I wrote last year. This was one of my favourite short compositions as it utilizes a nice string of emo-y jazz chords that are tied tog...
2021-09-28 05:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostFolky Emo Progression In DAEAC#E
Another string of chords in DAEAC#E featuring some new shapes! This one focuses on a more clear A-major sound and, stylistically, it has a little bit a folk tinge to it. That being said, a lo...
2021-09-23 23:58:18 +0000 UTC View PostChords For The End Of Summer
Some American Football style chords to commemorate the end of the summer season. This song utilizes some rubato feel, and is in E major. It focuses on a lot of twinkly open chords.
2021-09-21 05:08:46 +0000 UTC View PostBig DAEAC#E Progression (Chords For Ages 18-34)
Apparently over 90% of my audience lies between the ages of 18 to 34. To celebrate that, I've created an intense Math Rock and Midwest Emo chord progression in DAEAC#E tuning. Hope you have fun lea...
2021-09-14 20:52:29 +0000 UTC View PostChords To Annoy Your Roommates (Melodic Minor)
Some unsettling Jazz chords written in C-Melodic Minor. I thought it would be fun to continue using these short chord videos as a personal writing challenge. In this case, I explore unfamiliar harm...
2021-09-10 19:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostChords For When You Feel Lucky "Mixolydian-ish Progression"
An attempt to write a progression that starts off with some Mixolydian vibes. I usually don't write stuff with that kind of sound so this was an interesting challenge. I found that I could make it ...
2021-09-10 04:36:12 +0000 UTC View PostChords For The Boomers
Another exploration of harmony in Drop-D Tuning! This time we're writing in the key of D-Dorian. The voicings in this video get quite complex in terms of the fingerings, but I like the end result!<...
2021-09-04 06:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostChords That Make You Go Wtf (Colourful Chromatic Progression)
Here's a crazy chord progression that uses a tonne of modern chromatic harmony. This idea constantly uses chords from unrelated keys, instead focusing on the individual aesthetics of each chord, vo...
2021-08-31 20:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostChords For Hope And Despair
A very moody chord progression written in Drop D, D minor. This one focuses on keeping the harmony moving by cycling through a lot of chords in a short span of time. I tend to write more often in m...
2021-08-31 03:46:21 +0000 UTC View PostChords For The Comfortably Numb
A string of pretty chords arranged into a chord melody. These chords are mostly easy to play / semi common. The main thing that makes them interesting is how I've used them together. I focused most...
2021-08-29 08:03:24 +0000 UTC View Post