May/June Supplemental

Howdy all!

Willie Nelson's guitar "Trigger"

2023 up-dated SAGE Guitar Awards criteria!

RECITAL: Next recital (after May 7th recital) will be in AUGUST. Details soon!

SONGWRITING SERIES: As of this writing, I have 13 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!

SD MAGAZINE: The songwriting series mentioned above is not all at SD Magazine. We also have 80+ articles from the "Guitar Gods" interview series (unknown gurus to Grammy Award winners), music reviews, art & photography, and more!

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!

ALSO...if you sign up at my PATREON ($5/month), I'm happy to discount your tuition by the same amount.

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


Song Charts

classics plus songs to focus on rhythm & meter

Bo Diddley Beat

"Who Do You Love?" Bo Diddley (1957)

capo various depending on show

E - - - /E7 - - - /

repeat throughout

"Faith" George Michael (1987)

capo @2

verse:

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

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

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

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

A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /A - - - /

"Black Horse & a Cherry Tree" KT Tunstill

intro:

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

verse:

(Em) - - - /(Em) - - - /Em - - - /B7 - Em - /

(Em) - - - /(Em) - - - /Em - - - /B7 - Em - /

repeat

chorus:

Em - D - /B7 - Em - /Em - D - /C9 - Em - /

repeat

Bo Diddley Beat examples:

"Who Do You Love?" Bo Diddley
"Not Fade Away" Buddy Holly
"I Want Candy" The Strangeloves
"Magic Bus" The Who
"American Girl" - Tom Petty
"Hateful" The Clash
"Mr. Browntone" - Guns-n-Roses
"Desire" U2
"Faith" George Michael
"Black Horse and Cherry Tree" KT Tunstill
"Shark in the Water" VV Brown

Songs in 6/8

"Tennessee Whiskey" Chris Stapleton
capo @2
6/8

G - /Am - /Am - /G - /
repeat throughout

no capo version
A - /Bm - /Bm - /A - /
repeat throughout

"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 - /

"Fade Into You" Mazzy Star (1993)

capo @3

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

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

repeat throughout

Songs in 3/4

Manic Depression Jimi Hendrix

Tennessee Waltz Patsy Cline

So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams

House of the Rising Sun

Handful of classic songs:

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Beatles (1968)

verse

Am - - - /Am/G - - - /Am/F# - - - /Fmj7 - - - /

Am - - - /G - - - /D - - - /E - - - /

Am - - - /Am/G - - - /Am/F# - - - /Fmj7 - - - /

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

bridge

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

Bm - - - /Bm7 - - - /E - - - /E7 - - - /

repeat

note: Eric Clapton played the solo on the original, while Prince played the solo on the R&R Hall of Fame induction show

"Don't Stop Believing" Journey

capo @4

verse

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

repeat throughout

chorus

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

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

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

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

"If It Makes You Happy" Sheryl Crow (1996)

G embellishments not included here

intro 

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

verse

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

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

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

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

pre

C - - - /D - - - .C - - - /D - - - /

first chorus 

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

Am - - - /C - - - /

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

second chorus

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

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

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

Am - - - /C - - - /

bridge

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

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

third chorus

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

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

repeat....

"Ironic" Alannis Morrisette (1996)

capo @4

verse

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

repeat as necessary

chorus

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

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

bridge

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

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

NEW SONGS:

"Ablaze" Alanis Morissette (2023)

capo @1

verse

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

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

repeat as needed

chorus

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

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

G - C - /G - D - /

bridge

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

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

"Walk In Peace" Kacey Musgraves (2023)

written for John Prince & performed at Prine Tribute Concert

capo @3

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

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

repeat

C - D - /G - - - /C - D - /Em - D - / (pause)

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

G - D - /G - - - /

(the only recording I could find as of this writing is available HERE)

RIP Harry Belafonte

Sad to say the music world lost legend Harry Belafonte in April....

Belafonte popularized calypso music and opened the door for similar musics (like reggae) in the mainstream, and was also an actor, 3x Grammy winner (and one of only 23 performers in history to win EGOT - which is combined Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, & Tony awards), R&R Hall of Fame inductee, and received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.


"Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" Harry Belafonte (1956)
capo @2

E - - - /A - B - /E - - - /B7 - E - /
repeat throughout


"Jamaica Farewell" Harry Belafonte (1956)
capo @4

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

chorus
C - - - /Dm - - - /G - - - /C - - - /
C - - - /Dm - - - /G - - - /C - - - /

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Suggested Listening

My 2017 interview with Grammy winning guitar legend Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Purple, etc) is still the #1 most read interview at SD Magazine! Read it HERE.

Suggested Reading

My new article (with song charts) on folk legend Gordon Lightfoot is HERE....and my lesson article on Harry Belafonte HERE.....and my lesson article on Tina Turner HERE.

Happy Birthdays

May: Willie Nelson (90 years old!), Ace Frehley (KISS), Sheena Easton, Duane Eddy, Barbara Streisand, Kelly Clarkson, Iggy Pop, Jan Hammer, Michael Sambello, Liz Phair, Lizzo, Linda Perry, Roy Clark, Herbie Hancock, Vince Gill, Joss Stone, Brian Setzer (Stray Cats), John Oates (Hall & Oates), Mike McCready, Emmylou Harris.....

June: 
Alanis Morissette, Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), Nancy Sinatra, Kenny G, Freddie Stone 9Sly & the Family Stone), Iggy Azalea, Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction), Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche), Paul McCartney, Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Cyndi Lauper, Jason Mraz, Mike Kroeger (Nickleback), Carley Simon, Mick Jones (The Clash)....