March/April Supplemental Page

Howdy all!

HOT ITEM: See the 2022 Guitar Resolutions page and check your progress from the beginning of January!

RECITAL: Next recital will be in-person, Sunday, March 20 at the Ballroom House at 2pm. VIDEO option is available for anyone not attending in-person recital.

SONGWRITING SERIES: As of this writing, I have NINE lesson articles in the new "Sonic Sorcery" songwriting series, 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!

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, March 10! 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

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

Play-along Song videos:

"Lean On Me" lesson and play-along
"Stand By Me" section by section
"Stand By Me" play-along
"Folsom Prison Blues" walk-thru

"Fast Car" version 2

New Instructionals:

Moving chords for fills etc HERE

Walk-thru for solo on Pink Floyd's song MOTHER 


Song Charts:

GRAMMY songs

(TBA after awards show April 3)

Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame songs

(to be included on the May/June supplemental page)

Happy Birthday to Harry Belafonte, David Gilmore (Pink Floyd), Carrie Underwood, Tom Scholz (Boston), James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Sly Stone (Sly & the Family Stone), Mike Love (Beach Boys), Nancy Wilson (Heart), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Queen Latifah, pop/jazz legend George Benson, Elton John, Kenny Chesney, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Lady Gaga, Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Angus Young (AC/DC), Herb Alpert, Perry Farrel (Jane's Addiction), and more!

"Banana Boat Song" Harry Belafonte (1956)

capo @2

E - - - /A - B - /E - - - /B7 - E - /

repeat throughout

"Comfortably Numb"  Pink Floyd (1979)
verse:
Bm - - - /A - - - /G - Em - /Bm - - - /
repeat

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


"Southbound" Carrie Underwood (2019)

verse

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

repeat

chorus

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

repeat


"Surfer Girl" Beach Boys (1963)

6/8 time (think 2 beats per measure, each beat subdivided by 3)

verse one
D - /Bm - /G - /A - /
F#m - /D7 - /G - /Gm - /
D - /Bm - /G - /A - /
D - /Bm - G - /A - /

verse two
D - /Bm - /G - /A - /
F#m - /D7 - /G - /Gm - /
D - /Bm - /G - /A - /
D - /G - /D - /D7 - /

bridge
G - /A - /D - /Bm - /
G - /A - /D - /D7 - /
G - /A - /D - /Bm - /
E - /E7 - /A7 - /Bb - /

"This Masquerade" Leon Russell/George Benson (1972/1976)
in G (the song has been recorded in multiple keys, so I've chosen a key common to guitarists)

verse
Em - - - /Em(mj7) - - - /Em7 - - - /A7 - - - /
Em - - - /C - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /
Em - - - /Em(mj7) - - - /Em7 - - - /A7 - - - /
Cmj7 - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /Em7 - - - /

bridge
Dm - - - /G7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Am - - - /
Dm - - - /G7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /Cmj7 - - - /
C#m7 - - - /F#7 - - - /B - - - /B7 - - - /
A7 - - - /F#7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /

"On Broadway" the Drifters (1963) George Benson (1978)

verse

A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /

A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /

D7 - C7 - /D7 - C7 - /D7 - C7 - /D7 - E7 - /

A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /A7 - G7 - /

repeat

modulate UP 1/2 step each cycle

"Zombie" Cranberries (1994)

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

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

repeat throughout

"My Life Would Suck Without You" Kelly Clarkson (2009)

capo @2

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

"Jane Says" Jane's Addiction (1988)

verse

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

repeat

chorus

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

repeat

(note the A in the verse is embellished with sus4)

***REQUESTS***

"A Thousand Years" Christina Perri (2011)

capo @3

verse

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

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

Am - - - /Em - D - /

chorus

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

repeat as necessary

transition

C - - - /

"Faith" George Michael (1987)

Bo Diddley Beat

verse

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

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

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

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

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

repeat

Charts from Play-Along Vids Above

"Lean On Me" Bill Withers (1972)

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat

bridge

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

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

"Stand By Me" Ben E. King (1961)

capo @2

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

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

repeat throughout

"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash (1957/1968)

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

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

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

note: 12 bar blues structure, but Johnny drops the last measure, making it an 11 bar structure.

"Come As You Are" Nirvana (1991)

verse

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

repeat

chorus

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

repeat

bridge

Bm - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /D - - - /

repeat

F#m (Em barred at 2)

A (E shape barred at 5)

Bm (Em barred at 7)

D (E shape barred at 10)

"Lithium" Nirvana (1991)

I'll do an instructional VIDEO for this one, as its really a combo of power chords and individual notes.

Find the supplement for BARRE CHORDS HERE!!

GRAMMY AWARDS 2022

Song of the Year - Record of the Year - Best R&B Performance - Best R&B Song

"Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic (2021)

verse

Fmj7 - - - /G - - - /Em7 - - - /Am - - - /

pre

Ebmaj7 - - - /Ab - - - /Gm - - - /G7 - - - /

chorus

Fmj7 - - - /G - - - /Em7 - - - /Am - - - /

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo (2021)

capo @ #3

verse

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

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

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

G - - - /

Best Rock Song

"Waiting on a War" Foo Fighters (2021)

verse

D - - - /D - - - /A7 - - - /A7 - - - /

Em7 - - - /Em7 - - - /G - - - /G - - - /

repeat

chorus

Em7 - - - /G - - - /D - - - /A7 - - - /

Em7 - - - /G - - - /Cadd9 - - - /Cadd9 - - - /

Cadd9 - - - /Cadd9 - - - /

D - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /C - - - /

D - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /G - - - /

Best Country Solo Performance

"You Should Probably Leave" Chris Stapleton (2021)

verse

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

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

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

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