JUNE Lessons

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 - Link & password to the entire 8 weeks session is below the schedule....The schedule is as follows:

4pm - G4

5pm - G3

6pm - G2

7pm - G1

Join Zoom Meetings at:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/5343966529?pwd=N09CWXhvOFFzY0RHSjBBaWs2TWUzUT09
Meeting ID: 534 396 6529
Password: 949288


2) PRIVATE STUDENTS - The above link should also function for ALL private lessons. You'll simply be directed to the "waiting room" if you log in early.

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: "Ain't That a Shame" Chubby Checker
new: "Dancing with Your Ghost" Sasha Sloan
new: "Hurt" Johnny Cash version
new: "Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd
new: "Dead Man's Party" Oingo Boingo

up-date: The Eagles songs have been blocked by youtube, but if they unblock the vids will be available immediately.

G3 and G4 level:
Workout #1 (dexterity, rhythm, scale drills)
Workout #2 (chord drill, including barre chords)
Workout #3 (improvisation - minor blues)
Am Blues Improv Track
C major Improv Track

Advanced Only:
Rhythm drill call & response
Rhythm drill 4-level counting
"Blackbird" by The Beatles walk-thru (Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney)

Song Charts:

"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix version
C - G - /D - A(7) - /
E - E7 - / E - E7 - /

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash version
intro
Am - - - /C - D - /Am - - - /C - D - /

verse
Am - - - /C - D - /Am - - - /C - D - /
Am - - - /C - D - /Am - - - /C - D -/
repeat

transition
G - - - /

chorus
Am - - - /Fmj7 - - - /C - - - /G - - - /
Am7 - - - /Fadd9 - - - /C - - - /G - - - /
Am7 - - - /Fadd9 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /
Am7 - - - /Fadd9 - - - /G - - - /
(return to intro)

"Tequila Sunrise" Eagles
verse:
G - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
Am - - - /D - - - /G - - - /G - - - / (repeat as needed)

bridge 1:
Em - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /
Em - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

bridge 2:
Am - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /E7 - - - /
Am - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /A7 - - - /

"Brown Eyed Girl" Van Morrison
verse:
G - - - /C - - - /G - - - /D - - - /
G - - - /C - - - /G - - - /D - - - / (repeat as needed)

chorus:
C - - - /D - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /
C - - - /D - - - /G - - - /D - - - /

note: one can use triad G, C, D, Em.....or.....G, Cadd9, D, Em7

"Dancing With Your Ghost" Sasha Sloan
capo 4 (studio) capo 3 (acoustic)
verse:
Em - B7 - /G - C - /Am - Em - /C - - - /
Em - B7 - /C - C - /Am - Em - /C - - - /

pre:
Am - G - /C - - - /Am - G - /C - - - /

chorus:
C - - - /G - - - /D - - - /Em - D - /
C - - - /G - - - /C - - - /G - - - /
C - Cm - /G - - - /

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

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


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 the Guitar Gods interview series (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.