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Dorian Mode Song Idea Tabs

I wrote this little song idea in D Dorian (2nd mode of C major). The idea cycles around 3 chords, D minor, G dominant and C major. It has that sad/happy feel, reminiscent of the Dorian sound. This was my first attempt at making a drum track using the piano roll in my DAW, so go easy on me, haha. Thanks.  

Dorian Mode Song Idea Using a Loop Pedal (Tabs)

Hello all, hope you're all well. 

Here's your early access to my latest video. Feel free to ask any question about how I made the video, my thought process, tips, anything, below. 

Thanks. 

Connecting Riffs (Tabs)

Hey all, 

This is one way that I like to connect two separate guitar riff/song ideas. Hope you find it useful. Leave any questions below, thanks. 

Are you getting this early access? I just wonder if you get a notification or something so you don't miss out, thanks.

Math Rock Guitar For Beginners: Chords, Rhythm, Timing (Tabs)

Hey, here's my latest lesson. As always you can find the tabs attached, thanks.

I made this tutorial video for those whom are interested in learning how to start writing and playing math rock for guitar. The lesson is separated into three segments, first we'll learn some mathy style chords, secondly we'll take these chords and use them to practic...

Mountains - Bittersweet Blue Music Video (Tabs)

Guitar Techniques & Song Writing Techniques of Yvette Young Lesson (Tabs)

Hi guys and gals, I'm back with a big one. Took me aaaaaages to research and put together, hope you like it! 

In this lesson, you can learn how to play like Yvette Young. To do this, I broke the video up into two parts. Part one looks at guitar techniques she uses and part two looks at her song writing techniques. I worked this all ou...

Patrons' Tutorial - #10 - FACGBE Chords & Arpeggios

Hello.

Here's the video for December. 

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Alternative Tuning Database (great site!): https://www.gtdb.org/

Hope you find this lesson useful, like I said in the video, leave any comments, criticisms, feedback below. Thanks and have a h...

Progress on my techniques of and writing like Yvette Young lesson.

Mountains - Vacant Today Cover (Tabs)

Hey everyone.

This is a guitar play-through of the song Vacant Today from the debut album Tenses, by my band Mountains. It's a fun little fast pace song to play and has a nice progression to it.  Have a go at learning it yourself, tab links below, thanks! 

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Bass Guitar in Math Rock - Tips for Writing Ideas, melodies and Progressions (Tabs)

I met up with my good friend Ali to talk about bass guitar in math rock. We chatted about how bass guitar can be applied in a different manner compared to other genres, how to write ideas, how to make a progression and using bass as a focal point in writing. Some good insight, even if you aren't a bass player. 

Hope you'll find it useful. 2017-12-01 14:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Patrons' Tutorial - #9 - Phrasing

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Hey all.

Here's your tutorial as part of your patronage for November. 

It is about phrasing, specifically phrasing your own musical ideas.

I hope you'll find it useful, and please leave any comments and/or feedback below, thanks! 

Steve 

Santa Claus is Coming to Town Math Rock Version (Tabs)

Hey all. I'm getting in the Christmas spirit with a cover of a well know track. I put together a comedy video for it too. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks. 

Hybrid Picking Exercises For Math Rock (Tabs)

In this lesson, I wanted to show you why I like to use hybrid picking and some reasons why you might consider learning to hybrid pick (if you haven't already^^).

Patrons' Tutorial - #8 - Voice Leading With Chords

Hey all, here's your tutorial for October.

Voice leading is a useful technique that we should all know a bit about. In this lesson I talk about how to use voice leading in chord progressions. I hope you'll find it useful, and please leave any questions below.

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Yvette Young (Covet) - Nautilus (Tab)

Hey 

I'm working on a video on the way Yvette Young plays. I tabbed out this song (Nautilus) and I'm working on another. 

Help yourself to the tab below, and please make any suggestions for changes, I tried my best but there's bound to be mistakes in parts. 

If anyone knows her could they ask on my behalf^^ haha....

Some nice chords in Open G Tuning - DGDGBD (Tabs)

Hey Patrons, here's my latest lesson. 

I've attached all the materials below as well as the GuitarPro file.

Thanks!

Patrons' Tutorial - #7 - Tapping Arpeggios

Hey all. Here is your tutorial for September. 

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I forgot to mention in the video that a fretwrap can help with ringing strings. I really need to invest in one! Haha.

Content below.

CHON Riffs & Licks - A Short Guide (Tabs)

New video!

Content below, thanks as always.

Faraquet - Cut Self Not - Intro Tab

I think this is correct.

Final Fantasy 7 Guitar - Victory FanFare, Cosmo Canyon & Aeris's (Aerith's) Theme (Tabs)

Hey Patrons, here are some of my own compositions of one of my all time favourite games: Final Fantasy 7. Hope you dig it. Tabs attached below, thanks. 

Patrons' Tutorial - #6 - String Skipping, Hybrid and Finger Picking

Hey Patrons. Here's your tutorial for August.

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This lesson looks at string skipping, hybrid picking and finger picking. Hope you'll find it useful. Post any questions you have below.

All the materials attached below.

As always, thank you for your support!

Tera Melos - Trash Generator (Tabs)

Hey y'all, hope you are all well. This is a guitar walk-through of the song Trash Generator by Tera Melos. It's a whacky song that is fun to play. In the video, I break the song down, playing it section by section with tab to help you learn it. The song is in standard tuning. 

Tabs below.

Thanks.

Messing Around in FACGCE Tuning (Tabs)

Tabs below for those who would like to learn it^^

Play & Write like TTNG (Tim Collis) (Tabs)

Hey all.

New lesson is here, and it's been a year since I started the channel! 

As always, thank you for all your support. 

Present (Tabs)

New video! 

Find the tabs attached below.

Thanks!

Patreons' Tutorial - #5 - Making a Mathy Progression

Hey, here's your lesson for July. Enjoy! 

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Materials attached below.

Popular Math Rock Riffs. (Tabs)

 Some of my favourite Math Rock 'Riffs'. Hope you enjoy it. 

Patreons' Tutorial - #4 - Major 7 Arpeggio Exercise and Example

Hey, all.

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Here's your tutorial for June. We look at an exercise using a Major 7 Arpeggio to help improve our alternate picking, string skipping and strengthen your fretting hand, and, we look at using little runs from the exercise to write parts.  

Hope you find it useful. Leave any questions you m...

Delta Sleep - Spy Dolphin (Tabs)

Hey, all! I finished tabbing the intro for Spy Dolphin by Delta Sleep. If you haven't heard of them, then check out the album Twin Galaxies, it's an amazing album.   

The tab is only Devin's guitar. I may get around to tabbing the whole thing, just listening to the track over and over again at 75% speed to work it out, takes a to...

GuitarPro Files for Lessons 2-11, Original Songs, Covers & Micro Lessons

Here are all the GuitarPro Files from each of my lessons. I'll get round to tidying them up soon. Thanks.