- Oct 31, 2018
Chris Tomlin - Holy Roar (Electric Guitar Cover & Tutorial)
Here's our latest electric guitar cover on Chris Tomlin newest release "Holy Roar". In this song we utilise the common shapes/triads that we taught to make playing easier. Have fun trying out the song. Song Cover: Tutorial: Tabs: Click here to download the tabs Do drop us your feedback and comments and encourage us! Cheers and God Bless! Guitar Emerge provides individual and group guitar lessons in Singapore. Do contact us if you are keen for a more personalized guitar lesson
- Oct 9, 2018
Baby Shark in 10 different Guitar styles
As a parent, my kids love BABY SHARK so much that they will definitely listen to the song at least once a day. So here comes a crazy idea to do baby shark in 10 different electric / acoustic guitar styles. We hope this gives parents a break from the usual BABY SHARK hehe! Enjoy! Do drop us your feedback and comments and encourage us if you find this entertaining! Cheers and God Bless! Guitar Emerge provides individual and group guitar lessons in Singapore. Do contact us if yo
- Oct 7, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Beginner Guitar Soloing Ideas (Open String)
Hi friends, continuing on our Beginner Soloing Ideas, in this lesson we share this idea of utilising the open strings as part of our melodic line. The first example we use the 3rd string (G note) and run like a ascending and descending scale on the same string. The second example we hit the 3rd string (G note) consistently and we use the 4th string to create the melody. The third example we use we hit the 3rd string (G note) consistently and we use the 2nd string to create th
- Apr 6, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Music Theory Table (Part 2)
In this video, we continue on from our music theory table (part 1). Now we are going to convert this notes table into family chords table. It will show you in one family what are the chords that may be used and which are major chords, which are minor chords. Many musicians also use this concept called the nashville number system. In this video we will also share a little on this numbering system. We hope this video does bless you in one way or another! Do drop us your feedbac
- Mar 26, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Beginner Guitar Soloing Ideas (Octaves)
Hi friends, continuing on our Beginner Soloing Ideas, in this lesson we share this idea called Octaves. Octaves are generally 2 same notes but 8 notes apart. For example, if you play a C major scale, the starting low C note and the ending high C note are considered 1 octave apart. In this video we introduce a simple Octave shape to remember. This Octave shape is movable across the fretboard and it makes identifying your octaves fast. We have also included 3 simple octave idea
- Mar 19, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Music Theory Table (Part 1)
In this video, we will cover some basic Music Theory. We call this the music theory table. This table shows you the major scale formula, what notes are there in each major scale and why some keys have # notes and b notes. Other important theory to take note is that B to C and E to F is a semi tone apart. It does not have a # in between them. Stay tune for part 2 where we convert this notes table into a chords table. We hope this video does bless you in one way or another! Do
- Feb 27, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Beginner Guitar Soloing Ideas (Triads)
Continuing on our Beginner Soloing Ideas, in this lesson we share this idea called Triads. Triads are basically a shape that has 3 notes. We introduce 2 different triad shapes, one for Major chords and one for Minor chords. These shapes are movable across the fretboard and it makes identifying your 135 fast. In this video, we included some simple ways to use the triads by changing the rhythmic pattern: 1) Straight groove 2) Dotted Eighth groove 3) Bouncy groove We hope this v
- Feb 13, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Beginner Chromatic Scale Vs Major Scale (With Simple Licks)
Hi friends, in this video, we introduce 2 basic scales. The chromatic scale and the major scale. To keep things simple for beginners, we have done the scale horizontally and on 1 string. A Chromatic scale basically uses all the notes in Western music and the Major scale uses a subset of the notes from the chromatic scale. Do also remember the formula of a Major scale as it will be very useful when you grow deeper in your skill level. Do try out the 3 simple licks and apply th
- Feb 4, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Beginner Guitar Soloing Ideas (Horizontal 1-3-5)
Following up on our Solo Fundamentals lesson, in this lesson we share a simple formula on how to locate our 1-3-5 for major chord and 1-3b-5 for minor chord. Major chord 1-3-5 (PLUS 4 PLUS 3) Locate the root note on your guitar Plus 4 frets from root note to get the third note Plus 3 frets from third note to get fifth note Example G Major Chord G Note is on 1st string 3rd fret (1) 3rd fret plus 4 frets is 7th fret which is your B Note (3) 7th fret plus 3 frets is 10th fret wh
- Jan 5, 2018
Guitar Emerge - Guitar Solo Fundamentals
Guitar Solo is one of the biggest topics for all guitarist and we are always looking out for ways to improve our solos. This video tutorial is created on the assumption that you know what a Major scale is and you already know how to play some cool licks. In this video tutorial, we discuss 3 Guitar Solo Fundamentals that all guitarist should know. 1) Know the Chord Progression Know the Key of the song - G Key Know which Chords are used - G / / / G / / / Em / / / Em / / / C / /
