May/June Supplemental

Howdy all!

HOT ITEM: See the

2022 Guitar Resolutions page and check your progress from the beginning of January!

RECITAL: Next recitals will be in-person, Sunday, May 15 and May 22 at Goodwood at 1pm. Contact me directly for your assigned (or preferred) day! 

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, May 5 at Willis Music (with Zoom option)! 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

NEW:

12 Bar Blues with verbal cues

Song Charts

"Georgia" Hoagy Carmichael (1930)

verse

C - C7 - /E7 - - - /Am - Am7 - /F - Fm - /

C - A7 - /D7 - G7 - /Em - - (A7) /Dm - G7 - /

C - C7 - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Dm - Fm - /

C - A7 - /D7 - G7 - /C - F - /C - G - /

bridge

Am - Dm - /Am - Dm - /Am - F - /Am - D7 - /

Am - Dm - /Am - B7 - /Em7 - - - /Dm - G7 - /

C - C7 - /E7 - - - /Am - - - /Dm - Fm - /

C - A7 - /D7 - G7 - /C - F - /C - G - /

Note: try replacing Fm with F#dim7....or C with Cmaj7 (especially those prior to C7)....or adding additional chromatic alterations (squeezing A7b5 between A7 and D7)

2000s Pop (featuring Katy Perry & Taylor Swift)

"Hot n Cold" Katy Perry (2008)

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

repeat throughout


"Firework" Katy Perry (2010)
capo @ fret 1

verse/chorus
G - - - /Am - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /
G - - - /Am - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /
repeat


"Roar" Katy Perry (2013)
capo @ fret 3

verse
G - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
repeat

chorus
G - - - /G - Am - /Em - - - .Em - C - /
repeat

"Thinking of You" Katy Perry (2008)

verse

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

C#m - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

repeat throughout

pre

B - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

B - - - /C#m - - - /A - - - /Am - - - /

chorus

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

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

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

A - - - /A - - - /Am - - - /Am - - - /

"Message in a Bottle" Taylor Swift (2021)

verse
G - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /
G - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /
repeat

chorus
G - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /
G - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /
repeat

"Dear John" Taylor Swift (2010)

6/8

intro/verse

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

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

repeat as needed 

pre

B - - - - -/C#m - - - - - /A - - - - - /A - - - - - /

B - - - - -/C#m - - - - - /A - - - - - /A - - - - - /

chorus

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

C#m - - - - - /B - - - - - /A - - - - - /A - - - - - /

90s alt rock/grunge/post-punk section

"Blvd of Broken Dreams" Green Day

acoustic guitar capo @fret 1

verse

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

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

repeat as needed

chorus

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

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

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

C - - - /G - - - /B(7) - - - /B(7) - - - /

"Nutshell" Alice in Chains (1994)

(note: AIC tunes down 1/2 step)

Em7 - - - /Em7 - - - /Em7 - - - /Em7 - D C /

C - - - /C - D - /

repeat throughout

"No Excuses" Alice in Chains (1994)
I'm writing TWO versions because AIC tuned down 1/2 step (one fret). Version one will be capo (no re-tune); version two is what they actually play (but requires re-tune)

version 1, capo fret 1:

intro/verse
A - - - /A - - G /A - - - /A - - G /
A - - - /A - - G /A - - - /A - - G /

repeat as needed


chorus
F - - - /G - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
F - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D - - - /


Version two, no capo:

intro/verse
B - - - /B - - A /B - - - /B - - A /
B - - - /B - - A /B - - - /B - - A /
repeat as needed

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

"What She Said" the Smiths

"Fall Down" Toad the Wet Sprocket

"Lithium" Nirvana

"Jeremy" Pearl Jam

intro

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

verse

Asus4 - A - /Asus4 - A - /

Asus4 - A - /Asus4 - A - /

repeat as needed

chorus

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

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

bridge

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

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

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

"Yellow Ledbetter" Pearl Jam

intro - see video/tab

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

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

repeat throughout

SEE VIDEO

"Undone - the Sweater Song" Weezer

Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Songs

1) Duran Duran

"Hungry Like the Wolf"

"A View to a Kill"
Performed by Duran Duran.

verse
Cm - - - /Eb - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /
Cm - - - /Eb - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /
Cm - - - /Gm - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /
Cm - - - /Gm - - - /Bb - - - /F - - - /
B - - - /C# - - - /G# - - - /D#m - - - /
B - - - /C# - - - /

chorus
E - - - /G#m - - - /C#m - - - /D#m - - - /
E - - - /G#m - - - /C#m - - - /D#m - - - /
E - - - /G#m - - - /C#m - - - /D#m - - - /
E - - - /G#m - - - /C#m - - - /D#m - - - /

2) Pat Benatar

"We Belong"

capo @3

D......

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

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

"Love is a Battlefield"

capo @ fret 5

chorus

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

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

repeat as needed

verse

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

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

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

Dm - - - /Dm - - - /

3) Eurythmics

"Sweet Dreams"

capo @ fret 3

verse

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

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

break

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

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

4) Dolly Parton

"Jolene"

capo @ fret 4

chorus

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

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

verse

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

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

repeat

5) Judas Priest

"Breakin' the Law"

see tab/video for riff

verse

A5  - - - /A5 - - - /C5 - G5 - /A5 - - - /

A5  - - - /A5 - - - /C5 - G5 - /A5 - - - /

pre

F5 - - - /F5 - - - /C5 - - - /C5 - - - /

F5 - - - /F5 - - - /E5 - - - /E5 - - - /

chorus

A5 - - - /A5 - - - /A5 - - - /A5 - - - /

A5 - - - /A5 - - - /A5 - - - /A5 - - - /

6) Carly Simon

"You're So Vain"

"Nobody Does It Better"

capo @ fret 1
A - Am - / E - E7 - / A - Am - / E - E7 - /
A - Am - / G#m - C#m - / F#m - B7 - / E - E7 - /


E - E7 - / A - Am - / E - E7 - / A - Am - /
E - E7 - / A - Am - / G#m C#m F#m B7 / E - E7 - /

7) Harry Belafonte

"Jamaica Farewell"

 original capo @ fret 1

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat throughout

8) Lionel Richie

"Hello"

verse

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

Am - Am/G - /Am/F - Am/G - /Am - Am/G - /F -A7 - /

chorus

Dm7 - G7 - /Cmj7 - Fmj7 - /Bbmj7 - E7 - /Am - - - /

Dm7 - G7 - /Cmj7 - Fmj7 - /Bbmj7 - E7 - - - /Am - - - /