Bittersweet Anime Emo Guitar (Guitar Tabs)
Yo! Here's the guitar tab for my most recent post featuring a short guitar composition. https://youtu.be/sxJXy3sT8B8
This ...
2020-09-15 02:11:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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3 Japanese Math Rock Chords (Chord Diagrams)
Hey everybody, here are the chord diagrams from my video on "Three Japanese Math Rock Chords".
If you haven't seen the video, you can check it out here: 2020-09-15 00:03:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Japanese Math Rock Anime Intro Riffs (Guitar Tab)
Hey everybody, here's the guitar tab to my most recent video: https://youtu.be/zati38T0ynU
Sorry for the delay! It's been ...
2020-09-11 07:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post'Math Rock Meets Broadway' (Guitar Tab)
Hey everybody, here's a guitar tab for my most recent YouTube post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nievFY-_Q5M 2020-08-19 18:30:58 +0000 UTC View Post
5 Exercises / Warm Ups That Can Help With Pinky Dexterity
Here are 5 small ideas that I like to use in my warm up. Each of these challenges your finger dexterity by getting you to use your fingers in unusual scenarios. That being said, those scenarios can...
2020-08-12 17:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post5 Pieces Of Assorted And Important Musical Advice (For Early August!)
Hey everyone, here's another set of important considerations for your practice and songwriting. I always try to think of the most critical / important things I can for these, so I really hope they ...
2020-08-06 18:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post5 Picking To Tapping Transition Studies (1)
Hey everybody, here's another set of riffs / exercises that focus on a particular technique (see attached for the PDF + other files). This time: studies that focus on transitioning between picking,...
2020-07-31 23:11:17 +0000 UTC View PostBizarre Left Hand Math Rock Legato Study
Hey everyone, here's another riff / exercise that I put together which focuses on pushing for left hand. This line involves a lot of different legato techniques and awkward movements.
I...
2020-07-29 00:52:54 +0000 UTC View PostMidwest Emo Legato Exercises
This set of exercises contains many of the gestures you'll need to play midwest emo / write midwest emo riffs. The exercises here focus a lot on pull offs into open notes, hammer ons, slides, and a...
2020-07-24 06:39:58 +0000 UTC View PostScalar Legato Exercises (1)
Legato exercises for working on Scalar playing. These studies are good for improvising and playing rock / jazz. Arguably, they also could help with your overall legato playing and finger dexterity....
2020-07-24 06:36:14 +0000 UTC View Post8 Assorted (But Hopefully!) Very Useful Piece Of Advice On Time Feel, Composition, And Technique
Just a few things that I tend to think about a lot. These are in no particular order, but each is a simple lesson in and of itself. Hope it helps!
1) When working on your groove / pocket, mak...
2020-07-16 22:58:28 +0000 UTC View PostIntermediate And Beginner Legato Riffs / Licks (Guitar Tabs)
Hey everyone, here's a collection of legato exercises / licks that will help you to learn some nice 'noodly' vocabulary. I use a lot of the gestures in these ideas all the time!
When working ...
2020-07-13 07:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostLittle Informal Update (July 2020)
Hey everyone! Hope your summer is going alright and hope you are all staying safe and well during these turbulent times.
I just wanted to give you guys an update on what's up with going...
2020-07-07 20:22:12 +0000 UTC View Post5 Steps To Play And Write Consciously In Any Alternate Tuning: A Guide
(See Attached)
This document is a step-by-step guide on how to approach mapping and writing in an alternate tuning. This guide will explain topics such as, how to pick a key, and how to f...
2020-06-30 21:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post5 Intermediate Guitar Riffs (Using Math Rock And Emo Harmony)
Hey everybody,
Here's another set of tabs / studies that demonstrate some more difficult ideas than the "5 Beginner Guitar Riffs" document. This set of ideas features significantly more chall...
2020-06-22 07:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostMy Favourite Finger Picking Exercises
Hey!
Here are a bunch of finger picking exercises that I use all the time when working on my technique. These exercises are great as they really target each finger and they focus on a n...
2020-06-22 06:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post5 Beginner Guitar Riffs (1)
Hey everyone, this document goes over some easy guitar riffs for beginners. The ideas here are are for the most part, very simple, though each idea offers some kind of different challenge for a new...
2020-06-22 06:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostRight Hand Tapping Challenge / Riff (Advanced Exercise)
See attached
Here's a riff that I've been practicing a lot lately. The goal of this riff is to provide a workout in the right hand. It targets each finger, helping to build dexterity, and it ...
2020-06-07 03:44:56 +0000 UTC View PostScale Resources For Most Common Scales
(See Attached)
"This document explores a variety of different scales which can be used to create music. I recommend memorizing the “formulas” for building the scales you enjoy. Moreov...
2020-05-25 05:49:54 +0000 UTC View Post9 Incredible Open Emo Chords In Standard
Hey everyone, I've got a new video coming out soon which demos some very unique open voicings for standard tuning. Check out this document (see attached) if that's your thing!
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'When You Like Math Rock But Go Full J-Pop' (Guitar Tab)
Hey everyone, here's the tab and GuitarPro files for my riffs in the 'When You Like Math Rock But Go Full J-Pop' video. If you haven't seen it, check it out here: 2020-05-14 19:07:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Analyzing Steve Reich's "Octet" (8 Lines)
Hey everyone, I attempted an extensive harmonic analysis of one of my favourite Steve Reich songs. This song combines beautiful modal harmony with rhythmic and technical complexity to create someth...
2020-05-04 18:26:12 +0000 UTC View PostUpper Structure Triad Tapping Example
Here's a short tapping idea that uses a concept from my 'Plural Substitutions' document / lesson. The idea is that I'm playing an interval pattern / triad structure over top of a harmony. In this c...
2020-05-04 18:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostShell Voicings And Easy Alternative Shapes For The Low E String
Here's a PDF which goes over two different sets of shell voicings, and some shapes for inverted triads built off the low E string. I have a few videos demoing these sounds up on YouTube, but these ...
2020-05-04 18:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostPlural Substitutions
Here's a little bit of music theory for you guys. This is one of my favourite concepts and there's a lot of really cool things that you can do with this. See attached for the PDF.
2020-04-27 00:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostBasic Tapping Ostinatos (3 Against 2 And Keeping Quarters In The Left Hand)
Here are some really useful exercises for improving your rhythmic / groove game while tapping. The goal here is to work towards independence in your left and right hand by keeping two separate rhyt...
2020-04-19 18:17:54 +0000 UTC View PostMy Favourite Chord Shapes In DADF#AE (Chord Diagrams)
Hey everybody, here a bunch of chord shapes that I use all the time in DADF#AE. You can hear me use these sounds in a few of my solo guitar compositions, and stuff with Zoo Strategies. I'll be rele...
2020-04-07 00:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostA Short Impressionist Composition (For Piano)
Hey everybody, here's a short piece that I wrote for Piano (see attached for score + MP3). It uses some key harmonic and stylistic features found in impressionist music. I find that a lot of those ...
2020-04-04 19:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostAnalyzing Sextet By Steve Reich
Written by Trevor Wong
Sextet, Steve Reich
Performed by Yale Percussion Group
5 Pentatonic Boxes
Here are some fingerings for pentatonic scales in C Major / A minor. Pentatonic scales get a bad rap in Math Rock / Midwest Emo, but they can actually be very useful if used properly. The trick is ...
2020-03-18 03:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post