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HOT ITEM: Remember the New Years Resolutions?????
2022 Guitar Resolutions page and check your progress from the beginning of January!
RECITAL: Next recitals will be.....SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 at Goodwood at 1pm on the patio!
VIDEO option is available for anyone not attending in-person recital....AND (if you video your performance at the video, send me your youtube link!).
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
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:
rhythm video "two exceedingly difficult rhythm drills"
Song Charts
"American Girl" Tom Petty (1977)
verse
D - - - /E7 - - - /G - - - /A - - - /
D - - - /E7 - - - /G - - - /A - - - /
A - - - /D - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
chorus
G - - - /A - - - /D - - - /Bm - - - /
G - - - /A - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman (1988)
see tab for details
intro/verse
C - G - /Em - D - /C - G - /Em - D - /
C - G - /Em - D - /C - G - /Em - D - /
repeat as needed
chorus
C - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /D - - - /
C - Em - /D - - - /C - Em - /D - - - /
C - D - /
return to intro
"Yesterday" Beatles (1965)
(originally tuned down 3 half teps and capo-ed at fret #1)
verse
G - - - /F#m - B7 - /Em - - D /C - D - /
G - - - /Em - A7 - /C - G - /
repeat
bridge
F#m - B7 - /Em D C - /Am - D - /G - - - /
F#m - B7 - /Em D C - /Am - D - /G - - - /
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"Georgia On My Mind" Hoagy Carmichael (1930)
best know by Ray Charles (1960)
KEY of C
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 - /
KEY of G
verse
G - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /C - Cm - /
G - E7 - /A7 - D - /Bm - - - /Bm7 - - - /
G - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /C - Cm - /
G - E7 - /A7 - D7 - /G - - - /G - - - /
bridge
Em - Am - /Em - Am - /Em - C - /Em - A7 - /
Em - Am - /Em - F# - /Bm - - - /Am7 - D7 - /
"Black Magic Woman" Fleetwood Mac (1968)
best known by Carlos Santana (1970)
improvisation backing track HERE
Dm - - - /Dm - - - /A7 - - - /A7 - - - /
Dm - - - /Dm - - - /Gm - - - /Gm - - - /
Dm - - - /A7 - - - /Dm - - - /Dm - - - /
"That's Life" Frank Sinatra (1966) David Lee Roth (1985)
verse
G - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /A7 - - - /
G - B7 - /E7 - - - /A7 - - - /D7 - - - /
G - - - /B7 - - - /Em - - - /A7 - - - /
G - B7 - /E7 - - - /A7 - D7 - /G - F - /
bridge
bridge
G - - - /G7 - - - /G - - - /G7 - - - /
C - - - /C7 - - - /C - - - /C7 - - - /
A - - - /A7 - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /
D - - - /D7 - - - /D - - - /D7 - - - /
"The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix (1967)
original key (Jimi does NOT these chords, because he is tuned down 1/2/ step)
intro riff
D Eb E - /D Eb E - /D Eb E - /D Eb E - /
(see video for explanation/positions)
verse
B - A - /E - - - /B - A - /E - - - /
B - A - /E - - - /F# - A - /D Eb E - /
F# - A - / (return to intro)
original chords (Jimi uses these chords, but they sound 1/2 step down, as written in version one)
intro riff
Eb E F - /Eb E F - /Eb E F - /Eb E F - /
(see video for explanation/positions)
verse
verse
C - Bb - /F - - - /C - Bb - /F - - - /
C - Bb - /F - - - /G - Bb - /Eb E F - /
G - Bb - / (return to intro)
"Circles" Post Malone (2019)
verse/pre
Cmj7 - - - /G - - - /F - - - /G - - - /
Cmj7 - - - /G - - - /F - - - /F - - - /
repeat
chorus
Cmj - - - /G - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /
Cmj - - - /G - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /
"Sunflower" Post Malone (2018)
verse/chorus
D - - - /D - - - /G - - - /G - - - /
Em - - - /Em - - - /G - - - /G - - - /
repeat
IN HONOR OF the new ELVIS movie......(and see my public article with 2 extra songs HERE)
C - - - /C - - - /C - - - /C7 - - - /
F - - - /F7 - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
G7 - - - /F7 - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
version 2
capo at fret 3
A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A7 - - - /
D - - - /D7 - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
E - - - /E7 - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
"I Can't Help 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 - /
"Teddy Bear" Elvis (1957)
verse
C - - - /C - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /F - - - /C - - - /
G - - - /G - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
bridge
F - - - /G - - - /F - - - /G - - - /
F - - - /G - - - /F - - - /G - - - /
C - - - /C - - - /
"Love Me Tender" Elvis (1956)
C - - - /D7 - - - /G - G7 - /C - - - /
C - - - /D7 - - - /G - G7 - /C - - - /
C - C+ - /Am - C7 - /F - Fm - /C - - - /
C - A7 - /D7 - - - /G - G7 - /C - - - /
(note: C+ means C augmented....this chord is often replaced with an E7 chord)
"When You Say Nothing At All"
Keith Whitley (1988), Alison Krauss (1995), Ronan Keating (1999)
capo @ fret 1
intro
D - A - /G - A - /D - A - /G - A - /
verse
D - A - /G - A - /D - A - /G - A - /
D - A - /G - A - /D - A - /G - A - /
pre
G - - - /A - - - /D - A - /G - A - - - /
chorus
D - A - /G - A - /D - A - /G - A - /
D - A - /G - - - /A - - - /G - A - /
G - - - /A - - - /
D - A - /G - A - /D - A - /G - A - /
"Love Hurts" Nazareth (1974)
RIP guitarist Manny Charlton
chorus
G - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /D - C - /
G - - - /Em - - - /C - - - /D - C - /
G - B7 - /Em - B7 - /C - - - /D - C - /
G - - - /F - C - /G - - - /F - C - /
G - - - /G - - - /
bridge
Em - - - /B7 - Em - /B7 - Em - /B7 - Em - /
A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /D - C - /
G - B7 - /Em - B7 - /C - - - /D - C - /
G - - - /F - C - /G - - - /F - C - /
G - - - /G - - - /
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears (1985)
A - G - / G - - - /A - G - / G - - - /
A - G - / G - - - /A - G - / G - - - /
chorus
Em - - - /F#m - - - /G - - - /F#m - - - /
Em - F#m - /G - A - /
"Freaks" Surf Curse (2013/2020 re-release)
intro/verse
A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
F#m - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /F#m - - - /
repeat
chorus
D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /
D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
"Wild Horses" Rolling Stones (1971)
(Bm uses Am shape at 2nd fret)
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....)
"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran (2014)
verse
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
pre
Em - - - /A - D - /Em - - - /A - - - /
Em - - - /A - Bm - /Em - - - /A - - - /
chorus
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
D - - - /G - A - /D - - - /G - A - /
Bm A G D /Em A D - /
"Wild Horses" Rolling Stones (1971)
(Bm uses Am shape at 2nd fret)
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....)
"Space Oddity" David Bowie (1969)
intro
C - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
C - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
Am - - - /Am - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
repeat
verse
C - - - /C - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /C - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /Fm - - - /C - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /
repeat
chorus
Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
Bb - - - /Am - - - /G - - - /F - - - /F - - - /
break
C - F - /G A - - / repeat
Fmj7 - - - /Fmj7 - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
D - - - /D - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
"Ashes to Ashes" David Bowie (1980)
capo @1
intro
Dm - - - /Am - - - /G - - - /Dm - - - /
repeat
verse
G - - - /G - - - /Em - - - /Em - - - /
C - - - /C - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /C - - - /Em - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /G - - - /E7 - - - /
A - - - /A - - - /E - - - /E - - - /
G - - - /G - - - /D - - - /D - - - /
F - - - /F - - - /C - - - /C - - - /
chorus
F - - - /G - - - /C - - - /Am - - - /
F - - - /G - - - /Dm - - - /G - - - /
Am - - - /Dm - - - /
Suggested Listening/Viewing:
From the movie "Crossroads" (1986) starring Ralph Macchio (of "Karate Kid") featuring guitarist Steve Vai - the famous end of movie guitar duel!
(Full Geek) Suggested Reading:
Luthier superstar Bruce Sexauer's theory of pitch/tempo relation is HERE.
A chart I found that was arranged based on this paper has the following suggestions:
Key to tempo relation in BPM (rounding all tempos to nearest whole number)
C - 61
Db - 65
D - 69
Eb - 73
E - 77
F - 82
Gb - 87
G - 92
Ab - 97
A - 103
Bb - 109
B - 116
Though my chart, due to my understanding, would read A at 55 and so on.
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