7 Beginner Math Rock Licks That Will Teach You How To Write Riffs

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  • @EGPlaysGames
    @EGPlaysGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    As someone who's used to playing more blues-based rock music; math rock and emo chord structures or riffs always seemed so foreign but every video I watch of yours unlocks new things for me. You help me a lot to make me play new styles and genres, and I greatly appreciate your videos!

    • @TrevorWongMusic
      @TrevorWongMusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Woot! Glad I'm able to help you learn the style. It's definitely way different than the Blues, but once you've got it, the style kinda makes sense / should become easier. Thanks for sharing the kind words!

    • @隠れた
      @隠れた 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same hear, the weird thing is I play blues but don’t even listen to it, I listen to Midwest emo stuff so I’m finally trying to learn it and it’s so foreign but this video was a help especially since it’s in standard tuning - I’m also trying to get the hang of facgce

  • @maicben80
    @maicben80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    that rhytmin aproach at the is precious. things that most of us dont think too often when creating stuff

    • @TrevorWongMusic
      @TrevorWongMusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad it you agree! It seems counterintuitive in math rock, but rhythm seems to get overlooked. You can make something so cool with just rhythm

  • @lordjamon
    @lordjamon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Love getting a riff inspiration like these and then just noodling around. Great vid

  • @johnjoy1318
    @johnjoy1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    These videos are amazing. For a beginner like me it makes getting the sound I’m looking for easier when writing. I have an idea for another video. How to program math rock drums after you write a riff like this. Like a beginners guide to adding drums for the home recording math rock emo guitar player.

    • @zacksaquatics99
      @zacksaquatics99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep I agree with this. These are absolutely amazing videos for the beginner, but especially during the era of streaming and covid times, it makes more sense to record as a solo artist than in a band (unless money isn’t a concern).

    • @aizuyuaizuyu
      @aizuyuaizuyu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      agreed! i've been searching forever on how to program drums since covid and all, haven't found anything that i understand (maybe i'm just dumb haha). especially for non-drummers who are forced to become one (because covid) like me, guide videos would be really helpful. thanks!

    • @matte6621
      @matte6621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i so agree!! please math rock drum programming, would be amazing!!

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      maybe searching for r&b/hip hop drums first would be useful, since there is probably more material, from there you can go wherever you want to!

  • @omelettttttteeeeeee
    @omelettttttteeeeeee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How does this only have 7.6k likes? This is criminally underrated. Great pointers my guy

  • @beastie244
    @beastie244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I fell out of playing guitar a few years ago but seeing your channel and getting into more math rock has inspired me to get on it again. Thanks man your channel is great!

  • @T3dNABox
    @T3dNABox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! As a guitar player who put it down and recently found it again. I never thought I'd be able to even fathom learning math rock techniques so quickly

  • @TomOtero1984
    @TomOtero1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy shit... math rock really is emo jazz 🖤

  • @zacharysnyder5820
    @zacharysnyder5820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, ive stumbled upon your channel after getting back into guitar and didn't realize I wasn't subbed! Your videos are super easy to follow along with, and you speak clearly. 10/10!

  • @erroldtumaque3430
    @erroldtumaque3430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    clear explanation without being overly complex with chord choices and voicing
    bless

  • @xroroxmix
    @xroroxmix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ok that's it. I'm gonna become a patreon!

  • @dick1918
    @dick1918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude u are a fantastic teacher.. thank you and God bless you sir

  • @Malevolentisonline
    @Malevolentisonline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that last one - st paul missionary baptist church blues by la dispute :)

  • @R3dSuperN0va
    @R3dSuperN0va 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Statement about the rhythm is very true! So glad you pointed it out thanks!!

  • @NeoSoulquarian
    @NeoSoulquarian 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow this idea is surprisingly powerful for the kind of music I like. Great stuff. I can't believe I didn't think to try it before. 🔥🔥🤘🤘

  • @adamg.manning6088
    @adamg.manning6088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Apparently I know music, because I telegraphed you going into something like FCP.
    I feel quite proud now.

  • @eddieo6886
    @eddieo6886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your title drew me in, expertly written. This is exactly the kind of stuff I need right now. Added to my watch later but I already have a feeling this is going to be a great video

  • @KingSlimeProductions
    @KingSlimeProductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Hey Trevor, I've been watching for some time and I seriously gotta say, I've improved more in a year than I have in the last 4 ever since I found your videos. I feel so much more musically competent, and my ear is naturally starting to recognize pitches and ideas that I hear in songs. I really want to say thanks, and I do plan on subscribing to your patreon as soon as I am able to :D
    P.S: I was wondering if you had any interest on doing a video on finding chords non-diatonically? I can easily write using notes from the major scale, but when I see people incorporate chords like a flat vi and flat V it makes me wonder about the logic behind finding such beautiful sounds.

    • @TrevorWongMusic
      @TrevorWongMusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey Ayden, thanks so much for sharing the kind words! I'm really glad to hear that I've helped in that kind of way and am honoured if you should choose to support on Patreon! Yeah, I can definitely do a video on chromatic harmony, it's something I teach a fair bit in private lessons, so it would be pretty easy to put something together. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @frankb91
    @frankb91 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    at 3:00 you played mary by alex g note for note (also i learnt that song by ear with messing around with chords i learnt from you)

  • @drdoofenstock5559
    @drdoofenstock5559 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These videos really help me have new guitar and music ideas I hope you don’t mind if I steal a few of these licks and tweak them a bit into my own

  • @XxRiseagainstfanxX
    @XxRiseagainstfanxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first two sliding into each other are in Poliphias goose intro lick.

  • @sweetlou8208
    @sweetlou8208 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would watch one of these every week!

  • @Sweetloss
    @Sweetloss ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff! Anyone else notice the first riff is Alex G's Mary haha

  • @tylerstoddard707
    @tylerstoddard707 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:40 is the same exact lick in Mary by Alex g

  • @PraetorianCuber
    @PraetorianCuber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you’re truly a gift trevor, thanks again!

  • @shreya_x8721
    @shreya_x8721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very simple and effective video! But I’m afraid the tabs at 5:09 are a bit different from what you’re playing.

    • @ashdeen
      @ashdeen ปีที่แล้ว

      Frets are right just the order is wrong. Play 3rd -> 1st -> 2nd string instead of 3rd -> 2nd -> 1st string.

  • @mitchkelly7903
    @mitchkelly7903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trevor you’re the man
    Love your videos
    Thanks

  • @surreptitiousrecords442
    @surreptitiousrecords442 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    More videos like this please

  • @asidbath04
    @asidbath04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos! They've been a super helpful resource for me.
    Also, 04:10 we Fall of Troy now

  • @dominuslevian9266
    @dominuslevian9266 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love how after that briefin' you go straight to the point, great channel!
    you have my like and sub.

  • @itsfromicarus
    @itsfromicarus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AMAZING

  • @testicana
    @testicana 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos have great pacing! Thanks homie, very educational.

  • @motionPush
    @motionPush 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @katemapang6331
    @katemapang6331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good lesson 👍

  • @steventhompsonlivetoplaylive
    @steventhompsonlivetoplaylive 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Info man, I am getting into more math technique because of your videos thanks!

  • @frankie3351
    @frankie3351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you're rad dude

  • @psychostellar1432
    @psychostellar1432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of those I recognized from F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.

    • @michaelsmith9178
      @michaelsmith9178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I caught that too! Thought about the bassline for the original FCP track "Fcpsitsgepgepgep" off Fall of Troy's Self-Titled album.

  • @FairEnoughCreations
    @FairEnoughCreations 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude you make fantastic videos

  • @mrjeffryson4449
    @mrjeffryson4449 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:00 Mary - Alex G

  • @JOEYIEGUITARS
    @JOEYIEGUITARS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very informative. Thanks !

  • @Shadyside-
    @Shadyside- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    FCPREMIX

  • @wigsibsnibbles1421
    @wigsibsnibbles1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New here, but wow your videos are amazing. Keep it coming! This inspires me to learn more :)

  • @user-yl9ws2kh8x
    @user-yl9ws2kh8x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spectacular videos

  • @ДенисПобрус-ц9о
    @ДенисПобрус-ц9о 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing, thx for the video.

  • @tylertownsend4074
    @tylertownsend4074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trevor I love you

  • @Namagi
    @Namagi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As usual, very good content!
    I have a question for you. Math/emo/post rock does not have a particularly cumbersome musical history unlike most other rock sub-genres.
    I guess this is also the reason why there seems to be no improvisation-based approach to this genre, do you think it will come with time or it will just remain a more compositional-based genre? I've tried to incorporate in my improv some math rock ideas but it still hard (for me) to achieve a natural math-ish sound when doing so.
    I'd love to hear your ideas on this.

    • @drpibisback7680
      @drpibisback7680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Storm and Stress was a free-improvisational Math Rock band featuring Ian Williams of Don Caballero, that might be good to check out.

    • @Namagi
      @Namagi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@drpibisback7680 Didn't know about them, thanks!

  • @ItsRevyDutch
    @ItsRevyDutch ปีที่แล้ว

    I, too, listen to tricot

  • @ImseanIguess
    @ImseanIguess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great stuff, thanks!

  • @wakeforldmusic
    @wakeforldmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice tutorial

  • @Guywho_is
    @Guywho_is 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    DAMN! guess i gotta pick up my guitar now

  • @Joshua-sp1kd
    @Joshua-sp1kd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks 🙏

  • @_baiken_
    @_baiken_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ey that camera is great

  • @徐徐孟浩
    @徐徐孟浩 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u!

  • @chrisy.9440
    @chrisy.9440 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you

  • @tonyjabroni7205
    @tonyjabroni7205 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid! I'm excited to tinker with these ideas *sprints to sub button*

  • @Kai-San7
    @Kai-San7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing workt, thank you =)

  • @thesufferingpariah
    @thesufferingpariah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey aren't the tabs wrong at 5:13? If you look at his hands he plays 12 12 10 12/9 not 12 10 12 12/9 it's like that for all parts of that tab the middle is switched.

  • @TheDilden
    @TheDilden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:20
    Reminds me of FCPREMIX

    • @TheDilden
      @TheDilden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or FCPSITGEPGEPGEP

  • @TakingItToTheMMAT
    @TakingItToTheMMAT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone else just tune into these to hear more midwest emo sounds since no one is making this music anymore? I'm a rudimentary chord player at best, so I tell myself I'm tuning in to learn how to do this stuff, but the truth is, I'm like a mwemo junkie that just needs a little taste. Even a 10 second riff to keep me from going into withdrawls.

  • @oleg.ptiitz
    @oleg.ptiitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, could you please tell how to deal with that noise when I slide my finger along the strings, it looks like you don't have that at all

  • @Bioshockadin
    @Bioshockadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Pog great video

    • @Dotmw
      @Dotmw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dare I say poggers?

    • @ДжонЗедотс
      @ДжонЗедотс 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      May I name Trevor our pogchamp?

    • @Bioshockadin
      @Bioshockadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dotmw any truers in chat

  • @kennethbgoodin
    @kennethbgoodin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I just really tired or does the tab at around 5:15 not match what you're playing?
    The tab says you hit the strings in the order D -> A -> E -> D, but it looks like you're playing it D->E->A->D. Both sound cool, just an fyi

  • @kodyschmautz7799
    @kodyschmautz7799 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tortoise, or don cab? Or?? I know i have it in back of my brain but cant quite put my finger on it..

  • @senditjake
    @senditjake ปีที่แล้ว

    Bmin7 to CM7 sounds like safe in your skin

  • @ravi7845
    @ravi7845 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well i suck in normal picking because i play fingerstlye alot then i got good in hybrid picking and tapping i just suck a palm muting like some part of goat polyphia its really hard for me to palm mute

  • @dominicmaluski7076
    @dominicmaluski7076 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    first lick is Amber by 311 prove me wrong

  • @shelovessugar9950
    @shelovessugar9950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, Trevor! What program do you use to record the guitar and microphone?

  • @Killerstorm321
    @Killerstorm321 ปีที่แล้ว

    just reminds me of hail the sun

  • @paulski7307
    @paulski7307 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you 💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙

  • @harmonyproductionstudio6477
    @harmonyproductionstudio6477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what happen to 5:09 ....tab is wrong or what

  • @amateurish9588
    @amateurish9588 ปีที่แล้ว

    saucey

  • @stupiddude2706
    @stupiddude2706 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What tuning are you in

  • @darlyngton_nyc
    @darlyngton_nyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    New haircut who dis

    • @TrevorWongMusic
      @TrevorWongMusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A man with a dream to get his hair out of his eyes haha

  • @Ornitorrinco666
    @Ornitorrinco666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Señor simpson, nos está sangrando la nariz

  • @andrewcrane5105
    @andrewcrane5105 ปีที่แล้ว

    So that's what they are called....shell....learn something every day 🤔

  • @acon2211
    @acon2211 ปีที่แล้ว

    Slow down this is slippin' through my mind, this conversation has run out of time. 4:10

  • @hyperatek3217
    @hyperatek3217 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it just me or does this sound like mary by alex g

  • @joshfirlotte
    @joshfirlotte 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big haircut!

    • @TrevorWongMusic
      @TrevorWongMusic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haha yup! long awaited, much needed, feels amazing. am no longer a barbarian covid man

  • @farisalthibani1270
    @farisalthibani1270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trevor I love you?

  • @fastandfullofteeth5077
    @fastandfullofteeth5077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    why do midwest emo fans always come off as the friendliest people on earth?

  • @jackmessaros5313
    @jackmessaros5313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    first

  • @myc0ldst4r
    @myc0ldst4r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    u kinda look like chubbyemu

  • @tthrelk
    @tthrelk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this guy was going to puke like ten different times

  • @jordanc2844
    @jordanc2844 ปีที่แล้ว

    poop riff chords

  • @WhiteDove73-888
    @WhiteDove73-888 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should be called crap rock

    • @furkanwhiteheart9885
      @furkanwhiteheart9885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what did u gain from this? if u dont like it just dont click onto the video. we get it ur jealous and cant play anything besides basic blues scales

    • @jas3.14
      @jas3.14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@furkanwhiteheart9885 you have fell victim to trolling

  • @mercurial1025
    @mercurial1025 ปีที่แล้ว

    ty bro

  • @r1coray602
    @r1coray602 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank u so much