November-December Supplemental

Howdy all!

2023 up-dated SAGE Guitar Awards criteria!

RECITAL: Next recital will be in FEBRUARY at Goodwood. Details soon!

FIELD TRIPS: The Woodsongs field trip was a great success. We've had to re-schedule the TV station and recording studio, but will have details on that asap.

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 - 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

JAM TRAX

"Soulful Blues" in Am

"Passionate Uplifting Ballad" in F#

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HOLIDAY LESSON

HERE
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Song Charts

"Day Tripper" Beatles (1966)

see riffs page from G2 class

intro:

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

verse:

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

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

chorus:

F#7 - - - /F#7 - - - /F#7 - - - /F#7 - - - /

A7 - - - /G#7 - - - /C#7 - - - /B7 - - - /

1) E - - - /E7 - - - /

2) bridge

3) E riff.........(fade)

bridge

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /B7 - - - /

B7 - - - /B7 - - - /

E - - - /E7 - - - /

"Ziggy Stardust" David Bowie (1972)

I'll make a quick instructional video - find it HERE

intro

G - D - /Cadd9 - - - /G - D - /Cadd9 - - - / 

(this has a walk down - see video)

verse

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

G - - - /Em - - - /A7 - - - /C - - - /

repeat

chorus

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

Am - G - /F - - - /D - - - /E7 - - - /

"Rocky Mountain High" John Denver (1972)

capo @2

verse

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

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

repeat

pre

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

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

chorus

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

repeat as necessary

"Rebel Yell" Billy Idol (1983)
(note: see Patreon video for intro - also, chords are simplified greatly for chart)

intro
Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /
G5 - - - /F# - - - /E5 - - - /E5 - - - /
G5 - - - /F# - - - /E5 - - - /E5 - D5 A5 /
Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /

verse/chorus
Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /
D - - - /D - - - /G - - - /Em - D5 A5 /
repeat as needed

bridge
G5 - - - /F# - - - /E5 - - - /E5 - - - /
G5 - - - /F# - - - /E5 - - - /E5 - D5 A5 /
Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /Bm - - - /

TAYLOR SWIFT and influences......

Superstar Taylor Swift and music legend James Taylor (the man after whom she is named) play together onstage HERE!

"Rhiannon" Fleetwood Mac

verse

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

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

pre

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

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

2) F - - - /F - - - /

chorus

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

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

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

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

repeat

"You're So Vain" Carly Simon

verse

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

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

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

F - - - /F - - - /

chorus

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

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

"Fire & Rain" James Taylor (1970)

capo @3

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

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

(note: walk-downs creating more complex chords happen throughout the chorus, lots of suspended chords & embellishments happen throughout, and the G in the verse is played as a Gmj7)

"Fifteen"  Taylor Swift

(note: all Taylor songs below utilize the G-Cadd9-Em7 forms)

verse

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

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

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

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

chorus

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

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

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

D - - - /

"Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift

capo @2

intro

G.....

verse

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

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

chorus

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

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

"Getaway Car" Taylor Swift

capo @5

verse/chorus

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

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

repeat

key change

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

repeat

"Blank Space" Taylor Swift

acoustic version Grammy museum capo@6 

album version capo @10

verse

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

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

repeat

chorus

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

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

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

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

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Holiday Songs

"Silent Night"

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

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

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

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

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

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

...chord sub version...

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

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

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

C - - /A7 - - /G - - /G - - /

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

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

ADVANCED:

See "Silent Night" chord melody video tutorial HERE (I'll add the tab soon!)

"Away in the Manger"

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

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

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

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

....more advanced: experiment exchanging G & Em, C & Am, and D & D7

"Silver Bells"

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

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

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

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

"Here Comes Santa Claus"

in key of G:

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

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

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

C - - - /G - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /

in key of C:

C - - - /C - - - /G7 - - - /G7 - - - /

G7 - - - /G7 - - - /C - - - /C - - - /

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

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

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

chorus:

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

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

bridge:

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

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

"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

verse:

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

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

repeat

bridge:

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

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

"White Christmas"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: Any A can be followed with Amj7, the D and Bm are interchangeable, as are E & E7. Thee are more advanced versions with many passing chords, but its good to start with the basics first.

"Blue Christmas"

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

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

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

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

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

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

D - - - /D7 - - - /G - - - /E7 - - - /

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

Be sure to rock that shuffle, and any chord is open to being replaced or embellished with the respective blues riff.

"Amazing Grace"

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

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

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

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

experiment with same chord subs as above (G to Em, C to Am, D & D7)

"O Come All Ye Faithful"

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

Em - - /A7 - - - /D - A7 - /D7 - - - /

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

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

Em - C - /D - C - (pause) /G - D7 - /G - - - /

"Hark the Gerald Angels Sing"

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

G - - - /Em - C - /A7 - - - /D - - - /

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

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

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

"First Noel"

D.....

verse

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

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

chorus

D - - - /A- - - /G - - - /D - - - / (slight pause)

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

"Wish You a Merry Christmas"

chorus

G - - /C - - /A7 - - /D - - /

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

verse

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

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

"Deck the Halls"

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

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

D - - - /G - - - /Em - A7 - /D - - - /

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

"Angels We Have Heard on High"

verse

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

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

chorus

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

G - - - /D - - - /

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

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

"Auld Lang Syne" traditional music

lyrics by Robert Burns

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

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

Suggested Listening
Classic Christmas from the 1968 comeback show.....Elvis himself performing "Blue Christmas"!

Suggested Reading
Happy birthday to BILLY IDOL.....so check out my "Looking Back (1983): Rebel Yell" lesson article!


Happy Birthdays

NOV: Anthony Kiedis (RHCP), Lyle Lovett, Nelly, kd Lang, Adam Ant, Kevin Jonas (Jonas Bros), Bryan Adams, Art Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Joe Walsh, Bjork, Miley Cyrus, Tina Turner, Clay Aikem, Billy Idol.....

DEC: Brittany Spears, Charlie Puth, Nelly Furtado, Ozzy Osbourne, Sarah Bareailles, Tom Waits, Sinead O'Connor, Marty Friedman (Megadeth guitarist), Jakob Dylan, Sheila E (Prince), Paul Rogers (Bad Company, Queen), Taylor Swift, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Billie Eilish, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones), Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie, etc), Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith), Andy Summers (The Police).....