January/February Extras!

Howdy, everyone - and happy new year!

I hope this finds you and yours happy, safe, & well, as well as adjusting to a new school year! Info for both group & private students below (including supplemental material for everyone).

*NEXT SESSION*: Following this Jan/Feb session, we'll have a new group session beginning the week of March 8.....AND.....I have several private lessons slots available right now!

RECITAL ALERT: Playlist is HERE!

SUPERBOWL MUSIC ALERT: Check out Paulie's video play-along of the national anthem HERE and check out my lesson on H.E.R.'s version of "America the Beautiful" (crazy chords!) at SD Magazine right HERE!

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, I do all invoicing via SQUARE, but if you prefer you can use one of the following methods: you can pay 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 told I need to open a BITCOIN wallet, so I suppose I'd better look into that, also (if you have advice there, please let me know).

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 weekly, as a general thing, unless we are just reviewing.

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).

Video Drills
Play-along Song videos:

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


Song Charts:

"No Ordinary Love" Sade

simplified version 

Bm - - - /F#m - - - /G - - - /G - A - /

repeat throughout

"Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen (1984)

6/8 (each beat has 3 pulses)

intro:

C - Am - /C - Am - /

verse:

C - Am - /C - Am - /F - G - /C - G - /

C - F G /Am - F - /G - E7 - /Am - - - /

chorus:

F - - - /Am - - - /F - - - /C - G - / (return to intro)

OR....capo at 5

intro:

G - Em - /G - Em - /

verse:

G - Em - /G - Em - /C - D - /G - D - /

G - C D /Em - C - /D - B7 - /Em - - - /

chorus:

C - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /G - D - / (return to intro)

"Wayfaring Stranger" traditional folk (1858)

verse

Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

Dm - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

chorus

F - - - /F - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

Dm - - -/Dm - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

Dm - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

"Blue Moon of Kentucky" Bill Monroe (1947)

chorus

A - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

A - - -  /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /E - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

bridge

D - - - /D - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

D - - - /D - - - /A - - - /E - - - /

A - - -  /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /

A - - - /E - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

"1000 Years" Christina Perri (2011)

capo @3

verse

C - - /C - - /C - - /C - - /

G - - /G - - /G - - /G - - /

Em - - /Em - - /D - - /G - - /

repeat

pre

Am - - /Am - - /Am - - /Am - - /

Em - - /Em - - /D - - /D - - /

chorus

G - - /G - - /G - - /G - - /

Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /Em - - /

C - - /C - - /C - - /C - - /

D - - /D - - /D - - /D - - /

transition

C - - /C - - /C - - /C - - /

"If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys (2003)

simplified

shuffled 3/4

verse

G - - /G - - /G - - /G - - /

Am - - /Am - - /D - - /D - - /

G - - /G - - /G#dim - - /G#dim - - /

Am - - /Am - - /D - - /D - - /

pre

G - - /Am - - /Bm - - /Am - - /

4x

chorus

C - - /C - - / Bm - - /Bm - - /

Am - - /Am - - /G - - /G - - /

repeat

"Gravity" John Mayer (2005)

shuffled 3/4

chorus

G - -/G - - /G - - /G - - /

C - - /C - - /C - - /C - - /

repeat

verse

Am - - /Am - - /Am - - /Am - - /

D7 - - /D7 - - /D7 - - /D7 - - /

Gm - - /Gm - - /Eb7 - - /Eb7 - - /

D7 - - /D7 - - /D7 - - /D7 - - /

"Learning to Fly" Tom Petty (1991)

F - C -/Am - G - /

repeat throughout

"Don't Come Around Here No More" Tom Petty (1985)

Tom capos at fret #1....the walk from F# can be played with single notes rather than chords

verse

E - - - /A - - - /B - - - /A - - - /

repeat thru verse

chorus

B - - - /G# - - - /B - - - /F# G# A E/

B - - - /G# - - - /B - - - /F# G# A B/

return to verse

"I Need You Tonight" ZZ Top (1982)

note: use Dm pentatonic to improv licks/fills and solo

verse:

Dm - C - /Dm - - - /

repeat thru verse

chorus

C - - - /C - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

Dm - - - /A - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

"Its Twilight Time" Platters (1958)
capo @ 2

verse

G - - - /B7 - - - /Em7 - - - /G7 - - - /

C - Cm - /G - E7 - /A7 - - - /D7 - - - /

G - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /G7 - - - /

C - Cm - /G - E7 - /A7 - D7 - /G - - - /

bridge

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

A7 - - - /A7 - - - /D7 - - - /D7 - - - /

"I Fight Authority" John Mellencamp (1983)

D - - - /G - A -/

repeat thoughout!

"Eleanor Rigby" The Beatles (1966)

verse

Em - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

Em - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

pre

Em - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /

Em - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /

chorus

C - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

C - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /

NOTE: The pre-chorus has a chromatic dropthat could be written as follows:

Em7 - - - /Em6 - - - /Emb6 - - - /Em - - - /

"I'll Fly Away" written by Albert Brumley (1929)

verse

C - - - /C - - - /F - - - /C - - - /

C - - - /C - - - /G - - - /C - - - /

chorus

C - - - /C - C7 - /F - - - /C - - - /

C - - - /C - - - /G - - - /C - - - /

"Knocking on Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan (1973 - GnR 1990)

G - - - /D - - - /Am - - - /Am7 - - - /

G - - - /D - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

"Falling in Love with You" Elvis Presley (1961)

6/8

verse:

C - /Em - /Am - /Am - /

F - /C - /G - /G - /

F - /G - / Am - /F - /

C - /G - /C - /C - /

repeat

bridge:

Em - /B7 - /Em - /B7 - /

Em - /B7 - /Em - /A7 - /

Dm - /G - /

GRAMMY SONGS:

coming March/April session!