September/October Supplemental

Howdy all!

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).

RECITAL: Next recital will be in-person, Sunday, November 7th at 2pm!!! Start learning a couple of songs! More details soon!!

SONGWRITING SERIES: As of this writing, I have 6 lesson articles in the new "Sonic Sorcery" songwriting series (the latest went live yesterday, and is an examination of the Beach Boys classic "Good Vibrations"), which you can access HERE. Unlike the songwriting workshops, we're deconstructing individual songs to look at chord progressions, forms, lyrics, and more. ALSO in the works: the new 8-week songwriting class video series!

NEW ARTICLES at SD Magazine: "Slide Guitar: A Guided Musical Tour", and the new "Guitar Gods" interview with Grammy nominated Jon Butcher! Also check out "The Music of Black Widow" at SD Universe. Interviews with punk legend Richie Stotts (of Plasmatics) and Grammy winning guitarist for Sting, Dominic Miller, on the way. As well as the above-mentioned songwriting article.

WEB RESOURCES: 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.

TUITION: 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)....though I'm told you can use Bitcoin or Etherium via PayPal and Venmo, so if that's your preferred method of payment, that works for me!

1) GROUP STUDENTS - NEW CLASS begins Thursday Aug 19! 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:

RIP Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones

"Paint It Black" Rolling Stones (1966)

verse:
Em - - - /Em - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /
Em - - - /Em - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /


chorus:
Em - D - /G - A - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
Em - D - /G - A - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /


"Wild Horses" The Rolling Stones (1971)

G....
verse:
Bm - - - /G - - - /Bm - - - /G - - - /
Am - - - /C - - D /G - - - / D - - - /
repeat as needed
chorus:
Am - - - /C - - D /G - F - /C - - - /
Am - - - /C - - D /G - F - /C - - D /
(G....)

"Time Is On My Side" Rolling Stones (1964)

verse:
F - - - /F - - - /Bb - - - /C - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /Bb - - - /C - - - /


bridge:
Dm - - - /C - - - /Dm - - - /G7 - - - /
C - - - /Bb - - - /C - - - /Bb - - - /
C - - - /Bb - - - /C - - - /C - - - /


note: using E shape, F = 1, G = 3, Bb = 6, C = 8, Dm = 10

"(Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Rolling Stones (1965)

(see: riff - in E)

 chorus

E - - - /E7 - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /

E - - - /E7 - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /

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

verse

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

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

repeat throughout (with "stop")

"Get Off of My Cloud" Rolling Stones (1965)

verse

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

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

chorus

E - G#m - /A - B - /E - G#m - /A - B - /

E - G#m - /A - B - /D - - - /B - - - /

use "Louie Louie" rhythm as starting point

note: using E shape, E = 0, G#m = 4 (as Em), A = 5, B = 7

the D can be played open

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"Behind Blue Eyes" The Who (1971) also Limp Bizkit (2003)

verse

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

C - - - /C - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

repeat

chorus:

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

C - - - /D - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

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

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

bridge

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

(lyrics)

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

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

E - - - /B - A - /

repeat

B - - - /A G D - /B - - - /A G D - /

B - - - /A G D - /B - - - /B - - - /

"Perfect" Pink (2010)

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

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

repeat throughout

"Another Brick in the Wall (pt 2)" Pink Floyd (1979)

verse

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

repeat

chorus

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

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

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

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

"Before You Go" Lewis Capaldi (2019)

capo @ 3

verse

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

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

chorus

C - - - /C - - - /G - - - /G - - - / 

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

C - - - /C - - - /G - - - /G - - - / 

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

G - - - /G - - - /  

(return to C before verse 2 - go directly to bridge after chorus 2)

bridge

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

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

 

"Lost" Maroon 5 (2021)

capo @3

first verse implies Em, but the music is the same throughout

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat

"Beautiful Mistakes" Maroon 5 (2021)

capo @3

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat

"Year of the Cat" Al Stewart (1976)

verse
Cmj7 - - Bm/Em - - - /Cmj7 - - D /Em - - - /
Cmj7 - - Bm /Em - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /
Cmj7 - - Bm /Em - - - /B7 - - - /C - - - /
Am7 - - Bm /Em - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /

Cmj7 - - Bm /Em - - - /Cmj7 - - D /Em - - - /

bridge

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

B7 - - - /C - - - /G - - - /F - Am - /D - - - /

"Every Breath You Take" The Police (1983)

primary chords are add9, but below is written as simple triads for clarity, but you can WATCH THE VIDEO instructional I just made for y'all!

For those of you who write music &/or lyrics, you might be interested in my article in the Sonic Sorcery series on this song.

Also: basic picking pattern is 6-5-4-5-3-4-5-4 

(you can think in 2 groups, 6-5-4-5 and inverted starting at 3rd string: 3-4-5-4)

chorus

A - - - /A - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

D - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

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

verse

D - - - /D7 - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

A - - - /A - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

D - - - /E - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /

bridge

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

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

F - - - /F - - /

"Snap Out of It" Arctic Monkeys (2013)

verse

Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /

Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /Fm - Fm(mj7) - /

Bb5 - Bb5(mj7) - /Bb5(7) - Bb5(6) - /Bb5 - Bb5(mj7) - /Bb5(7) - Bb5(6) - /

Bb5 - Bb5(mj7) - /Bb5(7) - Bb5(6) - /Bb5 - Bb5(mj7) - /C - - - /

chorus

Db5 - - - /Db5 - - - /F5 - - - /Ab5 - - - /

Db5 - - - /Db5 - - - /F5 - - - /Ab5 - - - /

Db5 - - - /Db5 - - - /F5 - - - /Ab5 - - - /

Db5 - - - /Db5 - - - /C5 - Bb5 - /Ab5 - G5 - /

Note: the verse chords are written as approximation (its easier to think of them as static chord with descending tensions) and the "5" chords of the chorus are from GTR-1, while GTR-2 is playing upper end chords (full triads, etc)

"Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley (1956)

verse

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

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

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

bridge

G - - - /A - - - /G - - - /A - - - /

D - - - /D - - - /

"Crazy" Patsy Cline (1962 - written by Willie Nelson)

chorus

G - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /D - - - /

G - - - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /G - G7- /

bridge

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

A - - - /A7 - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /

Note: chords are simplified to facilitate basics - chromatic lines to be added later

"Light of Day" Joan Jett (1987 - written by Bruce Springsteen)

verse

E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /E - - - /

pre

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

chorus

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

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

"Valerie" Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson (2007)

originally by Zutons (2006) - Amy version uses Bo Diddley Beat

capo @3

verse

C - - - /C - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

C - - - /C - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

pre

F - - - /Em - - - /F - - - /Em - - - /

F - - - /Em - - - /G - - - /G7 - - - /

chorus

C - - - /C - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

repeat as needed

"House of the Rising Sun" traditional

chart is for 3/4 - also common to play in 6/8

Am - - /C - - /D - - /F - - /

Am - - /C - - /E - - /E7 - - /

Am - - /C - - /D - - /F - - /

Am - - /E - - /Am - - /E7 - - /

repeat

Happy birthday to Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees (tied with John Lennon & Paul McCartney for writing the most consecutive #1 hits, has written a total of 16 #1 hots, and is tied with Paul McCartney for being the most successful songwriters in history).

Happy birthday to Nile Rodgers, one of the most successful guitarists/ producers / songwriters in history. Founding member of Chic, producer for Madonna to David Bowie to Lady Gaga to Daft Punk, written hit songs for Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, & more as well as movie & game soundtracks from Halo 2 to Rush Hour 2, his production, playing, & writing has sold over 500 million units, he is a 3-time Grammy winner, and inductee into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame.