MAY Lessons

ALERTS:
New GROUP session of VGC an VGC-live....(insert dates).....
In addition to Paulie's live group classes & my one-on-one lessons....
1) Group guitar workout ZOOM is MONDAY, MAY 4th at 1pm (level G1-G2) and 2pm (G3-G4)
2) ***NEW GROUP SESSON STARTS THURSDAY***
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Hello, everyone! I hope this finds you and yours doing well and adjusting to our new (but thankfully temporary) pandemic-driven reality. Info for both group & private students below (including supplemental material for everyone).

Also, if you haven't already, please sign up as a member at the SDML membership page so you will have access to all the material we offer.

Those students signed up with me, you can pay for April with card or Paypal account at my directly link http://www.paypal.me/skinnydevilmusic or Venmo at www.venmo.com/David-McLean-47 ....and I'm now invoicing everyone with SQUARE, though you can pay instead by one of the above methods instead if you prefer.

1) GROUP STUDENTS - You should have access to ALL of the VGC (Virtual Guitar Class) videos and downloadable documents via the student portal. I'm also creating supplemental material as we go through the session - see below for the current April list of extras.

Also, Paulie is doing LIVE-STREAM supplements of each group class. You can access these by signing up at our private facebook page SDML Students & Alumni (where we have other useful information) and both Paulie and I have begun using Zoom in addition to Skype and other platforms.

If you have NOT received access, please contact me immediately so we can rectify the situation today!

2) PRIVATE STUDENTS - Each of you should be receiving (via email and/or text) your individual lesson sheets (in some cases with links to doc or video supplements). I'll be sending these at least once a week, but will likely send a few extra play-along (song, drills, etc) videos and/or throughout the week.

If you have NOT received these, please contact me immediately so we can rectify the situation today!

3) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL - Below are videos that include several song walk-thrus & play-alongs, as well as a drill material. Some of this several of you started on last week. The rest is new material.

All videos are UNLISTED (except where noted), so you have to have the link to access the video.

This page WILL BE up-dated throughout the month with additional material, so check back each week (though I will often be sending notifications).

Play-along Song videos:
new: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" CCR
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G3 and G4 level:
Workout #1 (dexterity, rhythm, scale drills)
Workout #2 (chord drill, including barre chords)
Workout #3 (improvisation - minor blues)
new: Am Blues Improv Track
new: C major Improv Track
new: "Fast Car" Tracy Chapman walk-thru
new: "Fast Car" version 2 (brighter light)

Advanced Only:
Rhythm drill call & response
Rhythm drill 4-level counting
new: Advanced Improv Track #1
new: Advanced IMprov Track #2
new: improv over "Little Wing" changes: (note bar #8 is 2/4)
     Em - - - /G - - - /Am - - - /Em - - - /
     Bm - - - /Am - - - /G - F - /C - /
     D - - - /x x x x /

Public Video:
"Lean On Me" sing-along & play-along
"Angel From Montgomery" discuss/play-along

Song Charts:

"I'm Yours" Jason Mraz"
EZ version - capo @fret 4

G - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
Em - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /C - - -
repeat
transition chord: A7 - - - /

Barre chord version

B - - - /B - - - /F# - - - /F# - - - /
G#m - - - /G#m - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
repeat
transition chord: C#7 - - - /

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" - CCR
verser:
C - - - /C - - - /C - - -/C - - - /
G - - - /G - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
2X

chorus:
F - - - /G - - - /C - - - /Am - Am7 - /
F - - - /G - - - /C - - - /Am - Am7 - /
F - - - /G - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

"You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker/Billy Preston
capo depends on version (Cocker at fret #1)
open:
G....
verse:
Gmj7 - G7 - /C - - - /Cm - - - /G - - - /
Gmj7 - G7 - /C - - - /Cm - - - /G - - - /
Dm - - - /G - - - /
C - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /A7 - - - /
Gmj7 - G7 - /C - - - /Cm - - - /G - - - /

"Spirit In The Sky" Norman Greenbaum
open:
A......(long run with guitar fills)
verse:
A - - - / A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /
D - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E - A - /

"I Wanna Hold Your Hand" Beatles
verse:
G - - - /D - - - /Em - - - /Bm - - - /
G - - - /D - - - /Em - - - /B7 - - - /
C - D - /G - Em - /C - D - /G - - - /

bridge:
Dm - - - /G - - - /C - - - /Am - - - /
Dm - - - /G - - - /C - - - /D - - C/ D - - C /D - - - /D - - - /

"Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd 
verse:
Bm - - - /A - - - /G - Em - /Bm - - - /
repeat as needed

chorus:
D - - - /A - - - /D - - - /A - - - /
C - - - /G - - - /C - - - /G - - - /
2x
A - - - /C - G - /D - - - /D - - - /

"Surrender" Cheap Trick
intro:
Ab - - - /Ab - - - /Bb - - - /Bb - - - / (repeat)
verse:
B - - - /F# - - - /E - - - /B - - - /
B - - - /F# - - - /E - - - /B - - - /
E - - - /F# - - - /B - - - /B - - - /
E - - - /F# - - -/B - - - ?F# - - - /
chorus:
B - - - /G#m - - - /F# - - - /E - - - / (2x)
E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /B - - - /B - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /B - - - /B - - - /

Last verse and chorus modulate from B to C


Additional resources:
1) Be sure to visit our academy website SDML Academy of Guitar (and sign up as a member if you haven't already) and access the member portal

2) Visit Skinny Devil Magazine for tons of articles, lessons, stories, reviews, and more, including a tribute to Jimi Hendrix's debut album "Are You Experienced?" (released 53 years ago this month)....and you can also access the Guitar Gods interview series directly for 80-odd interviews I've conducted with some of the world's finest players of all styles, from unknown gurus to Grammy Award winners! Our top story at SD Magazine is my "Guitar Gods" interview from 2017 with 7-time Grammy nominee Steve Morse....other interviews include Paul McCartney & Wings and Grammy winning guitarist Laurence Juber, Prince guitarist Donna Grantis, finger-style legend & Grammy winner Tommy Emmanuel, and many more!

3) See LAST MONTH'S supplemental materials page.